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Symptoms. At first, there is noticed a chill, quickly followed 

 by fever. The animal usually stands, and has a somewhat dry, 

 husky cough. On placing the ear to the chest, a rattling, or 

 coarse, wheezing sound may be heard, indicating that the large 

 tubes are affected; or a hissing or whistling sound, showing that 

 the small tubes are the ones affected. A discharge from the nose 

 soon follows, which, if yellow, may be regarded as a good sign; 

 but, if it is of a reddish or rusty color, it is to be regarded as an 

 unfavorable symptom. 



Treatment. Put the animal in a comfortable box-stall, free 

 from draughts; cover the body with a blanket light or heavy, 

 according to the season of the year. Hand-rub the legs until 

 they are warm, after which apply flannel bandages, from the 

 hoofs to the knees and hocks. Don't fail to apply Dr. LeGear's 

 Liniment (see Appendix) well over the side and front of chest, 

 behind the elbow and shoulder blades, covering a large surface. 

 Rub the Liniment in well every day. Put a tablespoonful of oil 

 of turpentine in a bucket of boiling water, and make the animal 

 inhale the steam. In bad cases, the steam should be inhaled 

 every hour. Give as a drench three times per day the following: 



Solution of acetate of ammonia 3 ounces. 



Spirits of nitrous ether 2 ounces. 



Bicarbonate of potassium 4 drams. 



Water 1 pint. 



Mix. 



If much pain is manifested in drenching, you better not 

 drench, but put in each bucket of drinking water, if the animal 

 will drink, one tablespoonful of bicarbonate of potassium. If 

 the horse won't eat, and seems weak, give the, following drench 

 every four or five hours: 



