34 DR. LEGEAR'S STOCK BOOK. 



T mil went. It is very necessary that the patient be kept ,.s 

 comfortable as possible, and plenty of fresh air allowed. If the 

 weather is cool or cold, cover the animal with blankets. Rub the 

 legs well, and apply woolen bandages to them to keep them warm. 

 Give the horse plenty of cold water to drink, and his food should 

 be nutritions and easily digested. If the fever is high and the 

 pulse strong, give 15 drops of tincture of aconite every four hours 

 as a drench in half a pint of cold water. The following should 

 be given to keep up the animal's strength: 



Liquor acetate of ammonia 4 ounces. 



Sweet spirits of nitre 2 ounces. 



Alcohol 2 ounces. 



Mix, and give 2 ounces every four hours in one-half 

 pint of cold water. 



One teaspoonful of nitrate of potassium should be put in the 

 drinking water twice a day. 



It is very necessary that applications be applied to the sides, 

 such as Dr. LeGear's Liniment, well rubbed in on the ribs two 

 or three times per day, or a mustard paste may be well rubbed 

 into the hair and let remain. Blankets wrung out of hot water 

 and applied around the chest are good. Don't give too much 

 medicine in this disease. The great object is to keep the animal 

 comfortable and keep up his strength with nutritious food and 

 stimulants. If the horse don't eat much, raw eggs and new milk 

 may be given with the medicine to keep up the strength. If 

 the bowels are costive give enemas of warm water. When the 

 animal begins to improve give him freely of Dr. LeGear's Con- 

 dition Powders (see Appendix), which is a good tonic preparation 

 to tone up the system and promote strength and a good appetite. 



