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convinced from practical observation that the decrease of tem¬ 
perature does not by any means make such a sudden disappear¬ 
ance of the threatening symptoms as our Berlin confreres would 
have us believe. We cannot separate the increased heat from 
the increased pulse and increased respiration ; each one by itself 
is but a pure index of the patient’s condition ; taken together we 
are able to draw valuable deductions. In continued excessive 
elevation of the temperature, say over 106° in the horse, I think 
we are justified in using antipyretic measures; and what reliable 
ones do we possess? Quinine is used by many, but I must con¬ 
fess to being disappointed in it. A year or two ago Dr. Faville, 
the present State Veterinarian of Colorado, made some observa¬ 
tions on this subject in the Review. He gave 40. to 60 grain doses 
every few hours in a case where the temperature was 108 2-5° (a 
case of bi-lateral pneumonia) and the reduction of heat was steady 
and well-marked. The same gentleman informed me personally 
that he had given 1 oz. of quinine to cattle suffering from Texas 
fever, and reduced from 109° to 102°. I have not only used 
quinine in 50 grain doses for this purpose, but in some cases have 
given 1 oz. within eight or nine hours, without any reduction of 
temperature and only slight symptoms of cinchonism. Ice-water 
injections and showering have always been my stronghold in sun¬ 
stroke, and nearly two years ago the idea of lowering the heat in 
pneumonia and influenza cases by cold water rectal injections 
struck me as being very promising. Have since tried it exten¬ 
sively with very satisfactory results, in some cases bringing down 
tempeaature from 107° to 102° in twelve hours. If very sick and 
temperature above 106°, give four or five quarts of water at 80° 
or 90° every hour. Do not make injections too cold, espec¬ 
ially at first, and follow the orthodox internal treatment. As 
temperature decreases, inject less frequently. If there is only 
one man in charge of the case, of course he will have to use the 
old-fashioned syringe without any hose. Cold affusions are not 
regarded with favor by veterinarians except, perhaps, in the soli¬ 
tary instance of sunstroke; sponging our fever patients with vine¬ 
gar and water and ice water is not often practiced, though I know 
a few surgeons, among them Dr. Adam Harthill, of Louisville, 
