The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-13

temperature ss.2, would eat turnips.
out died in few hours.
Another guinea pig received one
cubic centimeter of the serum from be-
meath the dura mater of the dead horse
near the olfactory lobes. This was
collected twelve hours after the death
or the horse In three days the pig
died. We could not find bacteria in
It's blood. liver. lungs. medula or cero-
brum.
Treatment--A small per cent of cases
recover without treatment. few
cases, have survived treatment of vari-
Gus sorts. We may mention bleeding.
We have bled some cases from the
Jugular vein. taking away from four
TO five quarts of blood. None have
recovered Violent cases may be bled
in the nose
Cathartics-we have given violent
catnartfcs with some success. Given
half gallon of raw linseed oil and
one ounce of aloes mixed. This was
Followed by simultaneous injections of
eresine pilocarpine. In some instances
we secured prompt action and recov-
cry, and in cases the treatment failed.
we have seen whiskey and quinine
given, strong blisters applied to the
skull, turpentine poured in the ears.
ammonia, croton OIL SNUFF. smoke and
other irritants applied to the nostrils.
The frontal sinuses may be bored ito
let the water off the BRAIN" etc. All
OF these have given no results what.
ever.-Texas Stockman and Farmer.
Treatment of Tetanus.
There is no specific for this disease,
though at one time II was hoped that
Tetanus Antitoxin was going to prove
such. The great principles in the
treatment are freedom from noise and
excitement and supporting the animals
strength by such nourishment as he
is able to take. The disease has to be
worn out. If the animal is able to
masticate food or even to suck up and
swallow liquid nourishment they fire.
quently overcome it. The animal
should be placed in a darkened. loose
box, to which other horses do not have
access. Straw bedding is an objection,
as 1t tangles his feet UP and the noise
and rustic irritates him. Whenever
possible he should be placed in a prop
erly adjusted sling to prevent him lying
down. This l regard as very essential
In the treatment of tetanus, as the
muscular stiffness Is so great that
when they once get down they are I'M
able TO rise again. They then get ex-
cited and struggle violently to get up,
and soon die from exhaustion. If the
animal can still eat. feed should be
placed in reach where he can have ac-
cess to 1t. If unable to eat solid food.
Cruel, soft mashes, ETC.. should be Of
fered him. Allow all the water that is
desired. Milk may be tried, as 1t is
very nourishing. and some horses drink
1t with avidity. Do not allow any loud
talking or noises, and the attendant
should be some one that the animal is
accustomed to, The wound which pro-
duced the trouble (when it can be
foundD should be treated with proper
antiseptics. The medicinal treatment
should be followed along these lines
When the disease is first discovered the
animal should have a purgative, If it
can be given. An aloes ball is the best
II 1t can be administered (six drains
of Barbados aloes). Should this not
be convenient. give him one and a half
pints of Linseed oil To quiet the ner-
vous paroxysms various remedies have
been recomm nded. Choral Hydrate in
half-ounce doses. bromide of potash in
ounce doses. have been highly spoken
of. These are best given dissolved in
the drinking water or Cruel. Extract
OF cannabis indica has been used with
good results in ha1f-dram doses. Other
lines of treatment have been recon-
mended. but as before stated. unless
they are carried out in conjunction with
the principles above laid down. they
have not proved of much avail-Ex-
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