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Tetanus

stiffness or spasm of the neck; a disease common to mankind and animals. It is characterized by the contraction of a greater or less number of muscles by paroxysmal spasms, which aggravate the contractions and by trouanimals. It is characterized by the con- traction of a greater or less number of rification of the circulation and respiration. It is most commonly located in the jaw and begins with painful stiffness at the maxillary muscles and the muscles at the nape of the neck or by difficulty in jaw and begins with painful stiffness at either acute or chronic. The acute form develops in from one to four days; the chronic form may last a fortnight. In acute tetanus the average number of deaths ranges from 65 to 80 per cent.

The disease is caused by a bacillus which secretes a very active poison, and that earth from the street or garden and especially from stables or manured land deaths ranges from 65 to 80 per cent. The disease is caused by a bacillus which U TESTUDO, in Roman antiquity, a contact of the earth with any kind of tor in the development of tetanus. No certain remedy for tetanus has as yet or feet, which is the most important faccontact of the earth with any kind of wound, especially wounds in the hands tor in the development of tetanus. No certain remedy for tetanus has as yet affected for 20 minutes in the smoke of woolen or flannel. This is easily pro- cured by placing butts or pieces of wool- en or flannel cloth on a shovelful of hot has been successfully used as a preventive. A. very simple preventive of lockjaw is here given. As soon as possible after the wound is received hold the part affected for 20 minutes in the smoke of woolen or flannel. This is easily procured by placing butts or pieces of woolen or flannel cloth on a shovelful of hot coals.