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teeth. Occasionally the teeth do not wear smooth- 

 ly, but show points on the outside of the upper jaw 

 and on the inside of the lower jaw. In such cases 

 the tongue and cheeks may be greatly lacerated at 

 these points. If such sharp points are present 

 they may be readily filed or floated" off. In- 

 discriminate floating of horse's teeth, however, un- 

 der all conditions is greatly to be deprecated. 



One of the imaginary troubles of the horse is 

 commonly called lampas. This name is given to 

 a swelling of the hard palate immediately back of 

 the incisor teeth of the upper jaw. It appears in 

 all horses and ordinarily does not indicate any bad 

 condition whatever. It was formerly the case that 

 when any trouble occurred in the appetite of the 

 horse this hard palate was lanced in one or more 

 places in order to reduce the swelling. It is quite 

 unnecessary to say that such treatment does not 

 give the desired effect. 



Colic. This is a disease which is very frequently 

 met with in horses. It may occur in a number of 

 forms but one of the most frequent forms is known 

 as spasmodic colic. In such cases the disease be- 

 gins suddenly, the horse may stop suddenly, paw and 

 show signs of abdominal pain. He may begin to 

 plunge and roll at once. After the first attack is 

 over he appears to be at ease for some time, but 

 the attack recurs subsequently at shorter intervals. 

 In cases of spasmodic colic, chloral hydrate may 

 be given in water in doses of one ounce or Indian 

 hemp in similar doses. Some horsemen have 

 excellent results from the use of two ounces of sul- 

 phuric ether and two ounces of alcohol in water. 

 If the violent symptoms recur the second time the 

 dose may be given every hour or so. Another 

 common form of the disease is known as flatulent 



