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neck can not be bent and the muscles feel hard and 

 firm, the head can not be raised or lowered, and is 

 held forward, with the no-e stretched out ; the nos- 

 trils are expanded; the ears pointed forward, erect, 

 and fixed ; the lips are firm'y stretched across the 

 teeth, which are partly seen ; the saliva flows from the 

 mouth ; and the horse looks anxious, and can scarcely 

 move, the belly is hard and tucked up ; the tail is 

 lifted up and held straight out, and in constant trem- 

 ble ; the legs are firmly fixed to the ground, and 

 spread out from each other ; the bowels are bound, 

 and urine passed with difficulty; the breathing is 

 quickened, labored and convulsive ; the pulse is dis- 

 turbed easily by frightening or speaking angrily to 

 the horse, and it becomes afterward weak and 

 trembling. While the spasm of the muscles continue, 

 the animal is in constant pain, although it is less 

 severe at some times than others. 



TREATMENT. Where a wound or injury has taken 

 place, and tetanus supervenes, it will be of course 

 traced directly to this, and the wound should at once 

 be treated as recommended for that particular case. 

 If the discharge has suddenly stopped, it should be 

 reproduced by mild, warm applications to the part, 

 and any irritation of the wound allayed as soon and 

 as far as possible. 



The horse should also be treated with the great- 

 est possible kindness, not to be handled roughly or 

 unkindly, and as the spasms are rendered more in- 

 tense or severe from fright or noise, the groom must 

 not shout or speak angrily ; everything must be done 



