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day, consisting of one ounce of soap, and four 

 ounces of Epsom or common salt, in a gallon of 

 warm water. 



INFLUENZA, 



fortunately, is hardly known in India ; but severe 

 colds and sore-throats are not uncommon, both 

 in the hot and cold weather ; and if these were 

 properly attended to and taken care of at their 

 commencement, and the horse, on recovering, 

 neither over-fed, nor allowed to drink too much 

 gruel, which often brings back the complaint in 

 all its force, requiring a second bleeding, added 

 to the greatest care, to save him from danger, 

 we perhaps should see nothing resembling it. 

 The real epidemic may, however, some day be 

 transported here : it is said to be very infectious, 

 and that when it does visit a neighbourhood, 

 many cases will occur about the same time. 



Si/mptoms. — At the commencement of the 

 disease, the coat is a little rough, the breath- 

 ing somewhat hurried, the eyes inflamed, and 

 the throat sore ; hence, the swallowing is dif- 

 ficult, the food and water being sometimes 

 returned through the nostrils : a discharge also 

 takes place from them, as well as from the 



