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tonics, etc. Dr. LeGear's Condition Powders will regulate and 

 tone up the digestive organs, and prevent a return of the trouble. 

 If the bowels are constipated, give the following: 



Turpentine 1J ounces. 



Raw linse-ed oil 1 quart. 



Mix, and give as a drench. 



SPASMODIC OE CRAMP COLIC. 



Spasmodic or cramp colic is a very common as well as a very 

 dangerous disease of the horse, and is more commonly known as 

 gripes, bellyache, etc. It is wholly of a spasmodic nature, and if 

 not promptly relieved, will, in severe cases, run into inflamma- 

 tion of the bowels, causing speedy death. 



Causes. The common causes are a sudden change in the feed; 

 drinking large quantities of cold water when in a heated or ex- 

 hausted condition; indigestible food; foreign bodies, as nails or 

 stones, in the bowels; driving a heated horse through deep 

 streams; cold rains; draughts of cold air, etc., may cause it as 

 well as other troubles. 



Symptoms. This form of colic is characterized by the sud- 

 denness of the attack. All at once the animal is suddenly seized, 

 stamps and paws, and sometimes kicks as though he were trying 

 to strike his belly with his hoof; he throws himself violently 

 down, rolls from side to side, and appears to be suffering intense 

 pain. After rolling a while he gets up, stands quietly for a few 

 minutes, evidently free from pain, when he is suddenly seized 

 again and goes through the same performances as before. As 

 the attack progresses these intervals of ease become shorter and 

 shorter, until the spasms are continuous or nearly so. Now the 

 animal breaks out in profuse perspiration, continues to throw 



