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ing the exercise each day until hardened suf- 

 ficiently to endure ordinary fatigue. 



TREATMENT: Evacuate the bowels, and excite 

 the liver into action by the use of podophyllin 

 J- drachm, or of Aloes 4 drachms. May be given 

 by drench and followed by injections of soapsuds 

 and fresh lard if necessary. Drachm doses of 

 Bromide Potassium may be administered as 

 often as necessary to lull any nervous excitement 

 accompanying, and after the bowels have been 

 reasonably acted upon, ^ drachm doses of Col 

 chicum and drachm doses of Muriate of Ammonia 

 three times a day. Warm fomentations to the 

 body, and particularly to the loins, have been 

 efficacious, not only in relieving the irritation of 

 the liver, spinal marrow and kidneys, but like- 

 wise secures free perspiration which assists in 

 driving out the disease. A newly removed sheep 

 skin may be substituted for the fomentation (if, 

 convenient) applied by putting flesh side next to 

 the horse and following with mustard plaster. 

 When the appetite returns the diet must be com- 

 posed of bran at first scalded with hot water, and 

 may gradually be increased to shorts, midlings, 

 or choped grain as the case may admit or require. 

 In case the paralitic affection does not yield with 

 the subsidence of the general symptoms treat as 

 for functional paralysis. 



