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measures are applied immediately, bronchitis and pneu- 

 monia are rarely fatal ; in fact, taking mild and severe 

 cases together, I don't think the losses from these 'dis- 

 eases in my practice will average more than 10 per cent. 

 Of course if the animal is continued at work after the 

 advent of the disease, the chances of recovery will be 

 diminished. Best should be ordered immediately, 

 blankets should be put on to keep the surface of the 

 body warm, bandages to the legs and a hood over the 

 neck and head. Allow no food to be given for at least 

 24 hours, and then only one quart of bran mixed with 

 a gallon of water. Allow the patient as much water as 

 it will take. Give injections of warm water and soap 

 twice a day, throwing about two quarts of water into 

 the rectum at each injection. Allow good ventilation 

 through the stable night and day; don't allow your stable 

 to have a suffocating odor when you enter at night 

 a few hours after all the horses are in and the doors 

 closed. Administer a tablespoonful of the following 

 paste four times a day : syrup, one-half pint ; quinine, 

 1 oz. ; extract belladonna, one-half ounce ; to be well 

 mixed and placed on the tongue with a spoon or a flat 

 piece of wood. This treatment to be continued until 

 an improvement takes place, when the paste may be 

 given twice a day. Rub the sides of the chest and un- 

 der the windpipe 4 times a day with HEARD'S AMERICAN 

 EMBROCATION, as it gives instant relief to the tired mus- 

 cles that are used in breathing, and gives them exactly 

 the stimulation they require. After a day or two the 

 patient should be given an oatmeal drink made by 

 soaking 2 Ibs. of oatmeal in a pail of water for a couple 

 of hours, the meal to be well rubbed up between the 

 hands to squeeze out the most nutritious part of it. If 



