BROKEN WIND. 77 



Lintseed . . .1 pound, 



Treacle . . - . 8 ounces, 



Vinegar ... 1 pint. 



Let the lintseed be put into six pints of hot water, and 

 allowed to stand bj the side of the fire until it has fairly 

 taken the substance out of the seeds. Then let it be 

 strained and the other ingredients mixed with it. Give 

 the horse about half-a-pint of this five or six times during 

 the course of the twenty-four hours. 



WHEEZING. 



This stage of the disorder is known by a wheezing sound 

 being heard like that of the human being afflicted with 

 asthma. It has its seat in the membranous lining of the 

 windpipe, low down, where it separates into two branches, 

 to convey the air to both lobes of the lungs ; there a mucus 

 fluid lodges in the passages. Some old horses wheeze only 

 after feeding, and when lying down. But with horses that 

 are confirmed wheezers, they can be heard at all times. In 

 purchasing horses it would be well to try them at a sharp 

 trot or gallop, to ascertain if they are wheezers, as it is sure 

 to manifest itself after action. Wheezers should not have 

 too much hay, but enough of corn, which should be given 

 frequently, as well as water. 



The drench mentioned at page 64 may be given with 

 advantage in this complaint. 



piriNG. 



The seat of the disease in this stage is higher up than the 

 former, and consists in a strict contraction of the trachea, 

 which considerably diminishes its width. The sound pro- 

 duced in consequence is a sort of shrill wheezing, nearly like 



