INFLAMMATION OF THE WOMB.
This may be treated in the same manner as the last-named disease. The malady may be recognized by lassitude, loss of appetite, diminution in the quantity, and deterioration in the quality, of the milk. As the disease advances, there is often a fetid discharge from the parts; a constant straining, which is attended with a frequent flow of urine.
INFLAMMATION OF THE BRAIN, (Phrenitis.)
In this disease, the pia mater, arachnoid membrane, or the brain itself, may be inflamed. It matters very little which of the above are deranged, for the means of cure are the same. We have no method of making direct application to either of the above, as they all lie within the cranium. Neither can we act upon them medicinally except through the organs of secretion, absorption, and circulation. Post mortem examinations reveal to us evident marks of high inflammatory action, both in the substance of the brain and in its membranes; and an effusion of blood, serum, or of purulent matter, has been found in the ventricles of the brain.
Treatment.—The indications are, to equalize the circulation by warmth and moisture externally, and maintain the action to the surface by rubbing the legs with the following counter-irritant:—
| Vinegar, | 1 quart. |
| Common salt, | 2 ounces. |
Set the mixture on the fire, (in an earthen vessel,) and allow it to simmer for a few moments; then apply it to the legs. After the circulation is somewhat equalized, give the following drench:—
| Extract of butternut, | half an ounce. |
| Tea of hyssop, | 1 pint. |
A stimulating clyster may then be given, composed of warm water, into which a few grains of powdered capsicum may be sprinkled.
If due attention be paid to counter-irritation, and the head kept cool by wet cloths, the chances of recovery are pretty certain.