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eating, and there is so much difficulty of breathing, 

 that the horse at times seems almost suffocated. The 

 swelling, which occupies the center of the jaw, 

 nearly filling its hollow, is a smooth uniform body (in 

 distinction from glanders, which is uneven or knobby), 

 becomes larger and softer until it bursts and matter 

 flows out. From this time the animal begins to 

 recover and soon gets well. In some cases, however, 

 the horse does not get well so quickly, for after the 

 abscess in the gland has burst others form upon the 

 back, shoulders, legs, breast, or about the neck 

 and jaws, and even internally. This form is termed 

 irregular strangles. Strangles is said not to be con- 

 tagious. 



TREATMENT. At the first when there is fever, hot 

 and dry mouth, and glands swelled and painful, a 

 few doses of the FEVER SPECIFIC, A A, given in 

 doses of fifteen drops at intervals of four hours, 

 or four times during the day, will reduce the fe- 

 ver and swelling, and the disease will run a milder 

 course. 



Afterward, the SPECIFIC for DISTEMPER, C C, 

 should be given, a dose of fifteen drops three or 

 four times per day during the height of the disease, 

 and afterward at longer intervals, until entire re- 

 storation. 



When the tumor under the jaw becomes hard, 

 large, and painful, and suppuration is inevitable, a 

 bran poultice applied warm, night and morning, will 

 hasten suppuration so that it will break of itself 01 

 may be readily opened. The poultice may be se- 



