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sufficiently marked to be readily recognized, and 

 generally prommced uncurable by pretenders to 

 the Veterinary Art throughout the country. It 

 is fcnown by different names throughout the 

 country, such as Chest Founder, Broken down, 

 Stoven, Stove-shoulders, and by whatever name 

 it may be known, in the various localities, it is 

 pronounced alike incurable. It is the result of 

 founder, but not the severest type of founder that 

 causes it. 



TREATMENT. 



There are two conditions of the parts affected 

 in this disease, quite the reverse in character. 

 While the muscles of the breast are shrunken, or 

 attrophied, the shoulders are enlarged, arid where 

 the following liniment does not, in a week or ten 

 days, produce a favorable change, mz: Aqua 

 Ammonia 4 ounces; Spirits Turpentine 4 ounces; 

 Oil Origannum 2 ounces ;Choloroform 2 ounces, 

 any quantiy ( in forgoing proportion) applied 

 with with rough sponge, with considerable fric- 

 tion, morning, noon and night. Put in six sea- 

 tons: 2 in front, one above, just under the neck, 

 and the other below; and place the others at 

 equal height on each side. If there is much 

 fever and pain give Aconite 20 drops, and Yaleri- 

 anate Morphia every 2 to 4 hours; and feed bran 

 mash and middlings, and green grass ( if in 

 season for cutting grass,) Keep the horse in dry 

 well ventilated stable, if in summer, and, if in 

 winter, you cannot keep too comfortable. Al- 

 ways blanketing thoroughly for fear of transla- 

 tion to the heart; that often being the doomed 

 victim of translation of that painful affection 

 when the general strength has become greatly 



