. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. November 8, 1902] ®Jte gxeebev arte jStpurtsmtm 18 How Lockjaw is Produced. A writer on lockjaw in American Medi- cine eays: The etiologic "actor in produc- ing this malady is a small bacillus which exists in barnyard soil and dust, and which gains entrance into the human economy by an open wound, often so small as not to hav attracted attention. It does not produce pug, cannot proliferate with- out oxygen, produces little or no irritation in the wound, and probably does not in- vade the blood nor lymph channels. The period of incubation in the acute form
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. November 8, 1902] ®Jte gxeebev arte jStpurtsmtm 18 How Lockjaw is Produced. A writer on lockjaw in American Medi- cine eays: The etiologic "actor in produc- ing this malady is a small bacillus which exists in barnyard soil and dust, and which gains entrance into the human economy by an open wound, often so small as not to hav attracted attention. It does not produce pug, cannot proliferate with- out oxygen, produces little or no irritation in the wound, and probably does not in- vade the blood nor lymph channels. The period of incubation in the acute form is usually from four to ten days, while in the chronic form it is longer. The mortality in the latter form is vari- ously estimated, but in the former all agree that it is exceedingly high, ranging from 80 to 95 per cent. The fact that the germ cannot prolifer- ate in the presence of oxygen gives a clew to the class of wounds in which it is likely to exist and their proper local treat- ment. Punctures or small closed wounds form its favorite nest. The inference to open up and permit free bleeding from such suspected wounds is plain, for here the g rm proliferates and elaborates a most powerful toxin, which, once in the circulating fluids, has peculiar affiinity for the cells of the nervous system. The almost hopeless condi ion of the patient when the cardinal symptoms of tetanus once arises is evinced by the numerous methods of treatment advo- cated. The hope of the profession in com- bating the acute form of this disease ap- pears to rest upon the early frequent and liberal injection ot properly prepared anti- tetanic serum in the subdural spaces of either the cranium or the spinal canal. Recent reports of the results of this method are sufficiently encouraging to fully warrant such radical procedure. Jackson's Napa Soda untangles the feet We have in this country more than 18,000,000 cows, the average return from which is equal to only 125 pounds of butter each. This is a rid
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