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patient should be properly groomed, and the nose 

 and mouth frequently sponged, being careful not to 

 communicate the discharge from the nose to the 

 eyes. Better keep a separate sponge for the eyes. 

 The horse should be comfortably blanketed, and if 

 the legs are cold, they should be bandaged. The 

 drink may have the chill slightly removed, but not 

 made so warm as to be unpalatable . The diet should 

 be light, and of a laxative nature. Bran, or spout 

 feed wet with warm water, or made up in a mash, 

 with a little salt added. Gruels, of meal, oat-meal, 

 mixed with bran or midlins, with a little salt, are 

 best, especially during the height of the disease and 

 prevailing sore throat. Carrots, or similar green 

 food and hay, in moderate quantities, are allowable. 



Exercise in mild genial weather may be allowed, 

 if the force of the disease has passed, or when it is 

 but slight from the first, and in very mild cases, occa- 

 sional use may be allowed. 



Most animals are sick from five to fifteen days 

 mismanaged or neglected cases for a much longer 

 period, while some cases run into after diseases 

 which ultimately prove fatal. 



Spinal Meningitis. 



This disease has become quite common in late 

 years, sometimes appearing in isolated cases, but 

 more frequently prevailing in certain cities or sec- 

 tions of country ; and to such an extent as to war- 

 rant the idea of an epidemic influence. Often a 



