44 ROE OK THE HORSE. 



farther than the nourishment they naturally ab- 

 sorb, they can only prove dangerous when con- 

 centrated in such quantities as to form ganglions 

 (or knots) which have been known, even to clog 

 up the natural passages. 



SYMPTOMS. 



A rough and dull coat, and often an irritable 

 state of the bowels, followed by discharge of 

 mucus, accompanied with colicky pains, and the 

 animal presenting a general thriftless appear- 

 ance. 



TREATMENT. 



Give the horse, in feed of midlings, or chop- 

 ped grain, night and morning, a ^ drachm of 

 Black Antimony, with one or two heaping table 

 spoonfuls of Epsom Salts and a hand full of 

 salt, or give the salts in his drink and the salt on 

 his feed, or in his feed trough between feeds. 

 About the second or third day if worms and bots 

 are not passing away, take of Barbadoes Aloes 

 3 drachms, and Assafoetida 1^ drachms, dissolve 

 and rub down as fine as possible in 1 pint of 

 warm water, adding 40 drops of Oil of Malefern 

 and ^ ounce of Turpentine, repeating the dose 

 each night and morning for two days, and on the 

 morning of the third day give a pound to 1 Ibs. 

 Glauber Salts (according to size of horse), repeat- 

 ing same practice if necessary. 



PNEUMONIA, 



This oft fatal disease, unless correctly diag- 

 nosed at once, and as promptly and decisively 



