Abstract: A treating composition and method for treatment of shock and/or stress in animals. The composition comprises, in a preferred form, equal volume amounts of solutions of sodium acetate and sodium propionate. It may be administered orally, intravenously, subcutaneously, etc. The preferred dosage level is from about 0.25 cc. per pound of body weight to about 0.5 cc. per pound of body weight.

Abstract: An improved method is disclosed for manufacturing a keyswitch assembly which includes a plurality of switches in a predefined arrangement on the face of an insulative circuit board and which also has a protective, insulative coating over the switches and board face. Each of the switches includes a pair of spaced contacts on the board face and a resilient, deformable, electrically conductive actuating element which can be selectively deformed to provide an electrical circuit between the two contacts. The method is performed with the aid of a planar template having a plurality of apertures positioned in a predefined arrangement corresponding to the arrangement of the switches on the circuit board. As an initial step, an insulative sheet, eventually forming the coating, is placed on a flat surface and the template is placed on top of the sheet so that the sheet is sandwiched between the template and the surface.