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through. (See Fig. 4.) This is a very delicate operation, and 

 wo wouldn't advise any but a qualified veterinarian to perform it. 

 Some people entertain the very foolish idea that a horse doesn't 

 need any medicine or special care while he has the distemper. 

 This is very wrong. It is not so much the distemper that is dan- 

 gerous, but it is the other diseases that are liable to attack the 

 body, while it is weak, and the blood bad from the distemper. 

 So many hor,ses that are not treated for the distemper are left 

 with a chronic cough, catarrh, enlarged glands, thick wind, roar- 

 ing, etc. It is true that a great many cases of distemper look very 

 mild, but they are worse than they look, and all are bad enough. 

 By all means, give your horse some special care and treatment, 

 and, if you don't do anything else, give him some of our Condi- 

 tion Powders, night and morning, in damp feed, according to 

 directions. We don't claim that our Powders are a specific for 

 tho distemper; in fact, there is no medicine that will check it, 

 and keep it from running its course, without endangering the 

 animal; but we do claim that they will purify the blood, strength- 

 en the .system, and help the animal throw off the disease. They 

 are all the medicine that is necessary to give in the majority of 

 cases. 



PINK-EYE EPIZOOTIC CELLULITIS. 



This is a disease of the horse that resembles influenza to a cer- 

 tain extent, but it is a distinct disease of itself. It is properly 

 known as "Epizootic cellulitis," as it is a contagious disease and 

 affects principally the cellular tissues of the body. 



Causes. This disease is due to a contagion or germs that are 

 carried in the air from sick to healthy animals. The germs will 

 remain in the stable or sheds, where the disease has been, for a 

 considerable length of time, and infect healthy horses 'or mules 

 that are brough in there. The exact nature of these germs is not 

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