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mashes, chops, boiled oats, linseed meal, and, best of all, green 

 grass, if it can be had. In ordinary cases, all the medicine neces- 

 >ary is Dr. LeGear's Liniment (see Appendix), well rubbed on the 

 throat morning and night, and Dr. LeGear's Condition Powders, 

 given in the feed morning and evening. The Liniment will draw 

 the soreness out of the throat, while the Condition Powders will 

 cure the cough and build up the animal's system. In very bad 

 cases, the horse may be made to inhale steam from hot water, into 

 which has been put a little camphor, carbolic acid, or turpentine. 

 If there is much fever, ten drops of tincture of aconite may be 

 given every four hours in a little water. One-half teaspoonful 

 each of chlorate and nitrate of potassium may be given two or 

 three times per day in the drinking water, or put on the tongue. 



NASAL AND PHAEYNGEAL POLYPI. 



These are tumors, usually of a fibrous nature, situated in the 

 air passages. They usually have a small neck, with a free ex- 

 panded extremity. 



Causes. These growth are often the result of irritation of 

 the membrane lining the parts, and often occur without any ap- 

 parent cause. 



Symptoms. There is generally a discharge from the nostril 

 on the affected side, which may be bloody. The breathing may 

 become very difficult, even to such an extent as to cause the ani- 

 mal to fall down. 



Treatment. Make an examination, and if it has a small neck 

 try to remove it with the ecrasure. If in the nose, you 

 might be able to seize it with a pair of forceps and twist it off. 

 The bleeding is often excessive, and there is always danger of the 

 blood escaping into the lungs and causing death. 



