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noxious fumes ; but when it is the result of mere 

 old age, the case is very hopeless. 



Cure. — It is very seldom that paralytic disorders 

 are removed in old horses, particularly when the 

 disease attacks one whole side. Even a partial palsy 

 in old horses may be alleviated, but not removed ; 

 but the disease in young horses may often be cured 

 without much difficulty. The properest medicine 

 is the following purge : 



Barbadoes aloes, - _ 8 drachms. 

 Castile soap, - - . 2 drachms. 

 Ginger, - - - - 2 drachms. 



Mixed in one ball. The food to consist of mashes 

 and lukewarm water. 



Then apply the following stimulating embrocation: 



Oil of turpentine, _ _ 4 ounces. 

 Camphor, _ . _ 1 ounce. 



Common soap, - - _ 1 ounce. 



Which must be well rubbed into the affected part 

 by the hand, and, as fast as it sinks in, to be renew- 

 ed ; and thus repeated till the numbness in the limb 

 goes off. If necessary, the effect of this liniment 

 may be increased, by adding one ounce of tincture 

 of cantharides. The free use of a hard brush will 

 also be found extremely useful. 



If one side of the head be affected, it ought to be 

 well rubbed with liniment ; but no internal medi- 

 cine should be used. 



24. Rheumatism. 



Symptoms. — This disorder, as in the human sub- 

 ject, may be divided into two kinds, the acute and 

 the chronic. The first is attended with some degree 

 of fever, but the latter is a mere local affection. 



A horse attacked by the rheumatism moves the 

 affected limb without bending the joints of it, which 



