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to clear out the intestinal tract, for, if any foreign substance is- 

 allowed to remain in the bowels it may cause another attack in a 

 day or two afterwards. Also give injections per rectum (Fig. 13) 

 of warm water containing a little soap and turpentine. Put the 

 animal in a place where he can not hurt himself and allow him 

 to roll as much as he wishes, as it gives him some relief. But 

 don't put a man or boy on him and run him up and down the 

 road. This is a cruel and dangerous thing to do. If the animal 

 is still in pain after you have given two or three doses of our 

 Colic Cure, inject under the skin with a hypodermic s}Tinge 

 (Fig. 2) 3 or 5 grains of morphine dissolved in one dram of 

 water. Repeat it in one hour if necessary. If you haven't a 

 syringe to put morphine under the skin, give as a drench in one- 

 half pint of cold water 8 or 10 grains of morphine, and repeat in 

 one hour if necessary. Inject one or two buckets of warm water 

 into the rectum every hour. The following may be beneficial in 

 some cases: 



Chloral hydrate 1 ounce. 



Sulphate of morphine 5 grains. 



Water 1 pint. 



Mix, and give as a drench. Repeat in one hour if 

 necessary. 



Never give medicine through the nose, as this is a dangerous 

 and cruel procedure. Many a poor horse is killed by the .igno- 

 rant owner pouring medicine through the nose. 



CONSTIPATION. 



Constipation is an undue accumulation of feces in the in- 

 testinal canal. It may be only a symptom of disease as well as 

 being a disease of itself. 



