ER YSIPEL t S. This is an inflammation of the skin and tissues beneath which, in a malig nant form, spreads largely and forms abscesses. A wound for instance, will be found hot,swollen, tender and shining. This extends, about the sur face, and often deep into the muscular tissue. The surface will be hard, but if the fingers be rather strongly pressed upon the part, an inden tation will be left. In light forms of the disease there is fever, loss of appetite, and the attack being in a limb, there will be lameness. In severe cases, these symptoms will be intensified. The breathing will be hurried, the pulse weak but rapid. There may be chills, with constipa tion of the bowels, and scanty and high colored urine. The thirst will be great, but with no appetite for food. The first remedial means is to give a purgative, assisted with injections to relieve the bowels. If there is much fever, add
twenty drops of tincture of aconite to the water, given once an hour. The bowels having been freely emptied, give every four hours, in a bottle of water, two to four drachms of chloride of iron and thirty grains of quinine. For the swelling in ordinary cases, there is nothing better than a poultice of ripe cranberries faithfully applied. If this does not give relief, paint the swollen parts and surroundings freely, with one ounce of powdered sulphate of iron, in four ounces of lard, or if preferred, extract of belladonna and lard, equal parts, may be rubbed up together and freely rubbed in. When death ensues from erysipelas, it is from exhaustion. The animal's strength should be kept up with easily digested food. The doses given are for a horse.