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swollen to twice the natural size; the eyes are shut and 

 running water; there is high fever with dry parched 

 lips; the appetite is gone; there is a tendency to giddi- 

 ness, the beast sometimes falling as in a faint. Possibly 

 the point where the fangs entered may be seen, due to 

 the small holes left from which the blood or suppurated 

 matter is running. 



Where the conditions are so far along very little can 

 be done except to keep the horse up and give it large 

 doses of aqua ammonia, alcohol or whiskey diluted in 

 two quarts of water. These reemdies are simply to stim- 

 ulate and revive the animal, and give it life enough to 

 overcome the effects of the poison. Opening the point 

 where the swelling indicates the wound or bite to have 

 been made, and letting the blood flow, will do consid- 

 erable good. A poultice on the opening will also assist 

 in a cure. If the bite is received on the limbs, and is no- 

 ticed immediately, a ligature or tourniquet about the 

 limb above the place, made by using a handkerchief or 

 cord tightened sufficiently to stop the circulation, should 

 be used. Then with a knife open the wound if it can be 

 found, and allow the blood to flow, being careful to keep 

 it out of any sores or wounds on the hands. In fifteen 

 minutes loosen the ligature a little and allow the blood 

 to circulate for a moment; then close it down again. 

 Repeat this operation four or five times. By this means 

 the poison gradually finds its way through the body and 

 its action is not so deadly. Quart-doses of whiskey or 

 six ounces (a teacupful) of ammonia diluted with a 

 quart of water should be given to stimulate the animal. 

 Few horses or cattle die of snake bites and in ordinary 

 circumstances will recover in from ten to fifteen days. 



Glanders or Farcy. Many cases of this disease occur 



