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Tention is worth a pound of cure," but I know of no disease where this 

 adage can be moi'e a|)pro2)riately applied than the one under consideration ; 

 so it goes without saying, that horses which are well fed should be exercised 

 daily, or else they are liable at any time, after a day or more's rest, to come 

 down with this disease. But when they do, the course of treatment which I 

 have found from time to time to be of much benefit, is in the first place to give 

 an active purgative consisting of about a quart of raw linseed oil ; as soon 

 as this has been administered the affected part should be covered with cloths 

 wrung out of warm water and the whole covered with oil-cloth or other close 

 fabric to keep the heat in. An enema may be given every hour or two until 

 the bowels begin to act. It should be composed of soap and warm water. 

 After about the first twelve hours the hot cloths may be left off, but the body 

 should be kept comfortable and clothed according to the season. In some 

 instances great relief is afforded in an hour or two after the hot cloths have 

 been applied, in which cases they may be discontinued. In those cases in 

 which the animals become very uneasy and knock themselves about consid- 

 erably I have found great benefit from the use of chloral hydrate in doses of 

 about four drachms every two hours or oftener until several doses have been 

 given or the animal is influenced by the medicine. The urine should be drawii 

 several times a day. 



After a day or two it is a good plan to get the horse upon its feet, and a 

 few steps of exercise will often stimulate the blood-vessels in the legs, and 

 thus do much good. It is also a good plan to rub the legs thoroughly when 

 it is possible to do so, say three times a day. 



I think in cases of this kind the services of a veterinary surgeon should be 

 secured as soon as they can be, for nearly every case differs somewhat in the 

 manifestation of its symptoms, and requires somewhat different treatment, 

 so that the above can only be looked upon as a general outline, but at the 

 same time such a course will have a good effect in ordinary cases. 



E. A. A. GRANGE, V. S., 

 Agkicultueal College, ) ^fof- of Veterinary /Science, 



Febniarv 1, 1886. f 



m. 11.— BOTANICAL DEPARTMENT. 

 MAKING A LAWN. MIXED LAWN GRASS SEEDS ANALYZED. 



"Grass is the most lowly, the simplest, and the loveliest element to be used in the 

 adornment of home. A smooth, closely shaven surface of grass is by far the most 

 essential element of beauty on the grounds of a suburban home." — F. J. Scott. 



' ' It would be a great gain to horticukure if ten out of every twelve flower-beds in 

 Europe were blotted out with fresh green grass." — Robinson's Parks of Paris. 



"'A lawn is the ground work of 3i landscape garden." — H. W. Sargent. 



" We love the soft turf wliich is thrown like a smooth natural carpet over the swell- 

 ing outUne of the smiling earth."— ^4. J. Downing. 



Many of the farmers of Michigan, as well as large numbers of people who 

 own, each one or more, lots in or near town, are seeking to improve their 

 homes. In embellishing a place, we agree with the excellent authorities 

 cited above, that nothing gives more satisfaction for the outlay than a well 

 established and well kept plat of grass called a laivn. 



