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legs. The nasal discharges should be frequently sponged 

 off by soaking a sponge in a solution of Boracic Acid 

 two teaspoonfuls in a pint of water. Eestrict the diet 

 to a small quantity of bran, or grass, if in season. Two 

 quarts of bran made into a mash twice a day will be 

 quite sufficient. If the animal improves, give it a quart 

 of oats three times a day as soon as the fever has dis- 

 appeared. Absolute rest is required until recovery is 

 complete. 



If this simple form runs into the severe second de- 

 scribed form, we must take more energetic measures 

 about as follows : Place enough clothing on the horse 

 to keep him comfortably warm; bandage the legs; keep 

 the food away entirely for 36 or 48 hours; have water 

 constantly in front of the patient; rub the neck with 

 HEARD'S AMERICAN EMBROCATION three times a day until 

 the skin is roughened, and administer, three times a day 

 the following made into a ball : Quinine, one dram, ni- 

 trate of potash, six drains, camphor, one dram, with' 

 sufficient syrup to give it the proper consistency. This 

 to be continued daily until the serious symptoms dis- 

 appear or abate. Dosing a horse with half an ounce of 

 quinine a day would have been thought quite extrava- 

 gant some years ago, but with the price at 25 cents an 

 ounce, as at present, it is not an expensive treatment 

 and will be found very effective. If this form is com- 

 plicated with pneumonia, we must treat the same as is 

 laid down for that disease on pages 110 and 111. 



Treatment for Strangles Form. Here the same gen- 

 eral treatment as regards clothing and diet is indicated; 

 also the administration of the quinine ball as above de- 

 scribed. To the enlargements or abscesses under the 

 jaw, apply poultices of linseed meal or turnips, to which 



