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are fewer and less marked, and inflammation and death 

 supervene. The pulse is but little affected at the 

 commencement, but it soon becomes frequent and 

 contracted, and at length is scarcely perceptible. 



TREATMENT. Take powdered grains of paradise, 

 1 tea-spoonful ; powdered caraway, i tea- spoonful ; oil 

 of peppermint, 20 drops; powdered slippery elm, 1 

 table-spoonful; hot water, 1 pint; mixed together and 

 given from a bottle. An injection of common soap- 

 suds thrown into the rectum. Peppermint tea alone 

 will sometimes afford relief and a perfect cure. Sale- 

 ratus is a favorite remedy with many, but it should not 

 be mixed with milk or molasses, as is often done. 



If the animal labors under pyloric obstruction, the 

 following is a good preparation : Carbonate ammonia, 

 1 drachm ; tincture of ginger, 1 ounce ; water, 1 pint. 

 Mix, and drench the horse. 



SCOURS AND CONSTIPATION IN COLTS. 



The principal cause of this disease is the want of 

 proper management of the mother. It is a law of 



