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Give internally a good physic, as the following: 



Barbadoes aloes 1 ounce. 



Nitrate of potash 2 drams. 



Ginger 2 drams. 



Water . 1 pint. 



Mix, and give as a drench. 



After the inflammation has subsided and there is still swelling 

 and accumulation of fluid in the bag, it may be absorbed by giv- 

 ing the following: 



Iodide of potassium 1 ounces. 



Nitrate of potassium 2 ounces. 



Copperas 1 ounce. 



Mix, and make twelve powders, and give one in damp 

 feed every morning. 



HYDROCELE DEOPSY OF THE SCROTUM. 



This is an affection which the stallion is sometimes afflicted 

 with. It is an accumulation of water in the scrotum (bag), and 

 is often the result of inflammation of the testicles, or may be due 

 to local diseases of the testicles, cord, or walls of the sack. 



Symptoms. The symptoms are enlargement of the scrotum 

 with water, being recognized by fluctuating under the fingers 

 when examined. This is rather a rare condition and is not very 

 serious as a general thing. 



Treatment. If the scrotum contains much serum (water) it 

 should be drawn off with a hollow needle. It may be absorbed by 

 painting the scrotum once a day with tincture of iodine and giv- 

 ing one dram of iodide of potassium every morning for two or 

 three weeks. 



