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means of a brush, every second day for a week. Then wash off 



with soft soap and water. 



3. The following remedy may be relied on as efficacious: 



Take of 



Common sulphur 6 ounces, 



Sperm or train oil 1 pint, 



Spirits of turpentine 3 ounces. 



Mix and rub well into the skin with a flannel, or, in preference, 



with a painter's brush. In three days apply again, and the third 



time if necessary. 



PNEUMONIA, OB LUNG FEVER. 



Symptoms During the accession and early stages of this 

 disease, the animal inclines to quietude; is disinclined to move, and 

 seems to have a dread of disturbance; stands with his head droop- 

 ing, seems listless; the breathing is heavy and labored, and becomes 

 more and more rapid as the disease progresses ; the flank drawn 

 inward and thrown out at each respiration; the pulse hard and full; 

 the skin is hot and dry, except at the extremities, which are con- 

 stantly cool. The animal is disinclined to lie down. 



Remedies 1. Take one pint of salt and the yolks of six dozen 

 eggs ; beat these well together and rub all over the horse with the 

 hand, so as to get it well rubbed into the skin. Cover the patient 

 with two blankets. It will produce profuse perspiration. After 

 perspiration ceases, remove the blankets gradually, remove the egg 

 with curry-comb and brush after twelve hours, and feed with bran 

 mashes and soft feed. 



2. Give ten drops tincture aconite and same of gelsemium in 

 a gallon of water, with the chill taken off. Cover with blankets. 

 Repeat in three hours. 



3. Give one drachm of tartar emetic three times a day, and 

 two drachms of nitre, to increase the action of the kidneys. The 

 diet should consist of a little hay, bran mashes, gruel and grass 

 feed, if at the proper season of the year. The same general treat- 

 ment will apply as for " Bronchitis," which see. In the early stage 

 of the disease, rub the following liniment well into the surface of 

 the body over the lungs: 



Liquor ammonia 2 ounces 



Linseed oil 2 " 



Spirits of turpentine 2 " 



Mix and apply. 



POLL, EVIL. 



Symptoms A painful, soft swelling on the poll, accom- 

 panied by the same sensation of fluctuation, or changing under 



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