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with vaseline; later, where the nasal discharges became more 
purulent, disinfectants were freely used, also fumigations wher¬ 
ever indicated. After the amelioration of the severe cough, and 
the inflamed condition of the mucous membranes, one-drachm 
doses of fluid ext. digitalis were administered three times a day. 
To the complicated cases of purpura hemorrhagica large doses of 
iodide potassium were resorted to. Tracheotomy, as mentioned 
above, was performed wherever the indication presented itself. 
Most of the condemned horses were disposed of by injecting 
a strong solution of cyanide potassium into the jugular vein by 
means of a short aspirator needle and a one-ounce hard-rubber 
syringe. The needle is inserted into the vein first, to make sure 
the injection is not subcutaneous ; then the contents of the charged 
syringe are quickly emptied through the needle into the vein to¬ 
ward the heart; the needle is then rapidly withdrawn, and death 
ensues promptly. 
In conclusion, a few remarks concerning a rare sequelae which 
befell two patients, Harry and Jim, are of special interest, con¬ 
sidering its origin ; namely, a permanent emphysema of the lungs 
in its severest form. Both horses breathe with extreme difficulty, 
nostrils widely dilated and flanks very active. Neither can endure 
the least amount of exercise with any degree of comfort, conse¬ 
quently they are absolutely worthless. I may also mention that 
a trivial imperfection of the cornea of one eye is still perceptible 
in several horses. 
CAUSE OF IMMOBILITY. 
Translated by Prof. R. S. Huidekoper, M.D., V.S. 
SUB-ACUTE INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN. 
(Archiv fur wissen. undprak. Thierheilkunde, Berlin , 1883, 6 Heft.) 
District Veterinary Surgeon Winckler, of Grafenau, Bavaria, 
notes that immobility in horses is markedly increasing in South 
Germany. The disease increases, not only where it already 
existed, but is appearing in regions where it was not formerly 
