322 HOW TO MAKE THE FARM PAY. 



wliioh is fearfully cougested, bleeding must be resorted to. 

 Take first a couple of quarts. In ten to twenty minutes as 

 much more. Between these bleedings give a pint of hot salt 

 and water, with a teaspoonful of cayenne pepper, and half an 

 ounce of laudanum in it. If the horse is not weak from the 

 bleeding, in ten or twenty minutes bleed again, until he shows 

 signs of weakness. Mix one-half ounce each of gentian and 

 tringer, and. four ounces epsora salts; make two doses. Give one 

 four hours after the laudanum, the other twelve hours later. 

 Give a warm meal gruel after this until the bowels are free. 



If the horse recovers, take pains to prevent his getting in high 

 condition again, as he will almost surely have another attack. 



Palsy, or partial paralysis, is a rare disease, is not well 

 understood, and no treatment is sure. Nervous spasms, in 

 which the horse becomes frightened, agitated, and trembling, 

 without apparent cause, are usijally treated with the whip, 

 which can only aggravate them. Give the horse a little quiet, 

 pat his head, talk soothingly to him, and a few minutes will 

 restore his tranquillity. Relax the system by giving only soft 

 food. 



Diseases of the Teeth and Mouth. — Few people com- 

 pare animals with themselves, when called upon to care for their 

 wants, but in most respects, physically, they are alike, and the 

 same causes produce the same effects in each. As the child 

 suffers in teething, and the aduh from toothache, so do the colt 

 and the horse, under like circumstances. During suckling, the 

 mother's milk prevents the evil effects of teething, but after 

 weaning, the colt is liable to various diseases from this cause. 

 The process by which the first teeth are removed, and replaced 

 by the permanent set, is wonderful and curious, but we have 

 not space to describe it. During all this period, or into th 

 third year, there is always more or less soreness and inflamma- 



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