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fomentations are sometimes of very great benefit, fol- 

 lowed by the application of DR. HEARD'S DERMAL LINI- 

 MENT, diluted with 8 parts of water to one part of LINI- 

 MENT. This will prevent a chill to the skin, especially if 

 followed by rubbing with a dry cloth. In many cases 

 the skin will die and slough off in large patches, leaving- 

 large raw sores. These should be dressed daily with 

 HEARD'S HEALING LOTION. When the appetite returns, 

 HEARD'S CONDITION POWDERS will be found an excellent 

 tonic for the bloodvessels. Although the successful 

 treatment of this disease often requires great patience, 

 if steadily persevered in, many apparently hopeless cases 

 will be perfectly cured. 



DISEASES OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM. 

 STAGGERS FITS. 



THERE are several disorders of the nervous system 

 that give rise to the condition known as staggers. 

 True epilepsy may cause a horse to stagger for several 

 paces, when it may suddenly fall and have convulsions 

 for a longer or shorter space of time. We may also 

 have attacks of vertigo or fainting, when the horse will 

 stagger for a few steps, then fall, rising again in a min- 

 ute or two. This may be due to a variety of causes, as 

 indigestion ; absorption of poisonous substances that are 

 generated in the digestive canal, weakness of the heart, 

 or structural changes in the brain itself. That the 

 most prominent symptoms of this disease, namely, 

 staggering and sometimes falling, with frequently 

 a loss of consciousness, is due to a large number of 



