48 THE CANADIAN NATURALIST. [Yol. vii. 



When, in the secondary stages, chills set in, increased clothing, 

 rubbing and bandaging the legs, and the use of a diffusible 

 stimulant (sesquicarbonate of ammonia, acetate of ammonia, 

 with spirits of nitrous ether, hot beer, gin or whiskey) soon re- 

 stored the balance of circulation, and the congestion and shiver- 

 -ing fits passed off. At this stage the amount of exercise depends 

 upon the strength of the patient and the state of the weather. 

 So long as the animal's head is up, his attention easily attracted, 

 and he feeds tolerably well, he will be the better of exercise in 

 the open air. The appetite, moreover, must sometimes be coaxed, 

 for while some horses would eat hay, others would only take soft 

 food. Apples, carrots, potatoes, bread, boiled oats and boiled 

 barley are the best things to offer them. 



In the third or dropsical stage, free scarification, or setons 



'Under the chest, should be resorted to. Exercise, hard rubbing 



- of the legs, and tonics, — sulphate of iron, with ginger and gen- 



vtian, given morning and evening, substituting a diuretic every 



second mornino;. 



While the above remedies appear to have been useful, the 



•treatment that proved most ejQ&cacious consisted in good nursing 



with generous diet in an easily digested form, an abundant sup- 



;^ly of pure air, and exercise regulated according to the capability 



tof the patient. 



