278                       A TREATISE ON ELEPHANTS.

Treatment.—In cases where the temperature and pulse are more
or less normal and the mucous membranes not injected, enemas
should be frequently administered and a dose of medicine given to
evacuate the bowels. Any of the following may also afford relief :—

                   No. 1.

To be repeated if necessary.

                          No. 2.

        To be repeated if necessary.

                        No. 3.

To be repeated in two hours if necessary.

If it can be given, four ounces of turpentine beaten up with eggs,
milk, a little bicarbonate of soda added and mixed with a pint of
castor or raw linseed oil may be of service.

In cases where fever is present no purgatives should be used,
enemas of hot or cold water only being administered.

TYMPANITES AND CHRONIC LYMPHATIC LEUKÆMIA.

The following is an extract from an article by Von Dr. H. Jacob-
Munchen which appeared in the " Berliner Tierärztliche Wochen-
schrift," No. 43, dated the 22nd October 1908 :—

" An elephant, one year old, after breaking loose, gorged
himself with hay, yellow carrots and freshly-baked black bread, was
taken ill.

" Symptoms.—The trunk, the most moveable organ of an
elephant, hung motionless. On touching it there was an absence of
sensation. The mucous membranes of eyes, mouth, openings of trunk
appeared anaemic. In consequence of the rectum being protruded the
temperature registered was 35.5° C (95.9° F.). The beats of the