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allowed to sta r quiet for half an hour in the stabje, an 

 examination should be made about as follows : 



First The number of respirations in the minute 

 should be counted; if normal, they will probably num- 

 ber between 12 and 16 a minute. If the number is 

 greater than 16 the lungs are probably diseased. 



Second By placing the ear to the chest behind the 

 elbow, the heart will be heard beating against it. The 

 beats should be counted; if normal, we shall find between 

 35 and 42 beats a minute. I will here mention that in some 

 horses, especially if they are at all nervous, the heart 

 beats will be much quickened when the ear is first 

 placed to the chest, therefore the count should be made 

 about two minutes after applying the ear to it. If the 

 pulse numbers more than 42 to the minute, there will be 

 some fever. The rise in temperature will be indicated 

 pretty correctly by the pulse; and the experienced ex- 

 aminer can usually guess the temperature pretty accu- 

 rately by noting the quality and number of the pulse 

 or heart beats. 



Third Every stock owner should be supplied with 

 a clinical thermometer for taking the temperature of 

 animals that may be sick, and as they can be obtained 

 for about $1.25, the price is no object when compared 

 to the advantages to be derived from its use. Many a 

 severe attack of disease would be cut in the bud if the 

 owner of the animal could detect its beginning. A 

 stock owner would soon learn the value of such an 

 accurate aid as the clinical thermometer. If the tem- 

 perature of the horse is above 102 degrees, Fah., there 

 is disturbance enough in the system to make it obliga- 

 tory on the owner to take some steps either to stop its 

 further rise or to diminish it. It should be remembered 



