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mers of continually filling a horse's manger with hay, 

 even having them littered with it, is one of the great 

 causes of this disease, especially is this so when the hay 

 is of poor quality, hard and innutritions, the horse being 

 given an extra quantity to make up for the deficient 

 quality. Hard chopped straw, overripe rye grass, are all 

 liable to cause this incarable disease being irritating in 

 their effect on the stomach wall and delicate filaments of 

 the tenth nerve, the nerve which controls the lung move- 

 ment, thus the relation of feeding to this disease is at 

 once more readily seen and understood. 



Heredity may also be said to have an influence on the 

 frequency with which this trouble shows in a breeding 

 stud. Although treatment is only palliative it should 

 none the less be adopted, such as feeding roots and grass, 

 or some soiling crop in place of dry hay. Limit the feed 

 and water, and let what is given be of the best quality, 

 clean oats and hay free from dust, sprinkle the hay with 

 water before feeding; in France the hay is dampened 

 with molasses and water with good results. The feed- 

 ing of boiled flax seed or four to six ounces of linseed oil 

 daily are very useful and serve to keep the bowels and 

 skin in good order. Clover hay is very unsuitable, 

 clean, bright timothy is preferable; in mild cases im- 

 provement is frequently noticed when horses are taken 

 from the East to the Western prairies. It is thought 

 that the hard and irritating nature of the prohibited 

 feeds affects the nerves connected with the stomach and 

 lungs. The following is a useful powder: 



