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saddle galls, and requires the same treatment as 

 Poll Evil 



OTOMACH 



STAGGEI\S, 



This is claimed to be caused by overloading 

 the stomach of the hearty feeder, without exercise 

 enough to keep digestive organs in motion, and 

 on the contrary inducing a virtual paralysig 

 through over-distention of that organ, which 

 (when in health) is to the human system what the 

 great balance wheel is to the machine. 



SYMPTOMS. 



The horse appears drowsy, but every no\\ 

 and then disposed to push forward, unless hin 

 dered by wall, manger, or some object so strong 

 as to resist his passage. As the disease advan 

 ces to the second stage, the horse becomes frorr 

 drowsy to sleepy; the drowsiness sometimes be 

 coming so strong that it is almost impossible tc 

 arouse him; will sometimes take a mouthful o 

 hay or feed and drop into a deep sleep before i 

 is swallowed. Constipation being one of tin 

 strongest symptoms in this disease, we must opei 

 our treatment by active cathartics. 



TREATMENT. 



Give 1 pint of Linseed Oil, with 20 drops o 

 Crolon Oil, or 1 drachm. Calomel, shaken wel 

 through it; give injections of warm soap-suds ii 

 five or six hours, and should the former dose no 

 operate add handfull of salt; rub and bandag< 



