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2. A dose of hop tea will be beneficial. Pour one quart boil- 

 ing water on two ounces hops; when cool, strain and sweeten with 

 honey. 



3. Dilute tincture of arnica, one ounce to a pint of water, will 

 lessen the pulse and moderate inflammation. During the acute 

 stage, the diet should consist only of a slippery elm gruel after- 

 ward hay-tea thickened with oat-meal may be allowed. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE EYE. 



Symptoms Intolerance of light, so that the eye is kept half 

 closed, by which it looks smaller than the other; a gummy secre- 

 tion glues the lids together at the angles; eyelids slightly swollen, 

 showing distended veins, with more or less watering. The internal 

 surface of the lid is inflamed and the white of the eye often blood- 

 shot. 



Remedies 1. As soon as inflammatory symptoms appear, 

 the horse should be kept free from annoyance of any kind. A cool 

 stable, somewhat darkened, will be the most desirable place. A 

 very light diet of scalded shorts, or gruel, will be sufficient until the 

 inflammation is somewhat abated. An early and careful examina 

 tion should be made, to see if the trouble is caused by any foreign 

 substance getting or remaining in the eye. Local means to allay 

 irritation must now be used. For this purpose many remedies are 

 used. A favorite one is tincture arnica one ounce, water one pint. 

 Bathe the eye several times a day, using a soft sponge. Bear in 

 mind that the eye is a very sensitive organ and must be handled 

 with great care and delicacy. The head should be sponged two or 

 three times a day with cold water, as nothing equals water for 

 inflammation. 



2. Should the constitutional and local treatment be insuffi. 

 cient, a fomentation of slippery elm and marsh mallows will be of 

 benefit. 



3. If profuse secretion of fluid occurs, the following will 

 prove of great benefit: Powdered slippery elm bark, two drachms; 

 powdered bayberry bark, one drachm ; hot water, one pint. Cool, 

 strain and use as fomentation. 



4. Should a " speck " appear on the eye, take tincture of 

 bloodroot, one ounce, water one pint. Bathe the eye three times 

 a day with this. Be sure some gets within the eyelids. If the 

 " speck " be large and obstinate, the tincture alone must be applied 

 with a camel's nair pencil. 



INTERFERING. 



Treatment Buckle a round leather roll, stuffed with cot- 

 ;on, between the pastern joint and the hoof; buckle it so the ends 



