830 now TO MAKE THE FARM PAY. 



Flatulent Colic is much like the former, but occurs in 

 ibe largo intestines, and is caused by a stricture or stoppage of 

 the rectum. Hard masses of excrement are held fast in the 

 passages, and the gases cannot escape. A rumbling is heard in 

 the abdomen, which distinguishes this from the ordinary colic. 

 The bowels must be moved, but not by physic. Give the in- 

 jectiou of A^irin soapsuds two or three times, at short intervals; 

 and if these fail, strip your arm, grease it to the elbow, force it 

 up the rectum until the obstruction is reached, and crush it 

 with the fingers — or, if that cannot be done, roll it backward 

 until it can be removed. After the bowels are freed, in any 

 colic, give a dose of sulphur and resin, daily, for three or four 

 day.s, with soft food, and a little daily exercise. "While waiting 

 for a movement of the bowels, the work can be hastened by 

 bathing the flanks in hot tobacco water. Inflammation and 

 soreness of the rectum, sometimes accompanied by bleeding, 

 often follow these severe attacks of colic. Bathe the rectum 

 with salt and water, cold. Grease the anus with lard and salt 

 whenever it appears to itch or be sore. 



Dlseases of the Liver, Urinary Organs, etc. Jaun- 

 dice, or Yellows, is distinguished by yellowness of the eyes, 

 mouth, and skin. The dung hardens, the urine is highly co- 

 lored, and the appetite fails. Give four doses of "jimson seed," 

 two days apart ; omit for a week ; and if the symptoms do not 

 begin to yield, repeat the doses. If jimson seed is not to be 

 had. give daily a half dose of sulphur and resin. The bark of 

 yellow poplar is beneficial in all these diseases. 



Nephritis, or Inflammation of the Kidneys, is a very 

 troublesome complaint, caused by any one of the thousand 

 abuses to which the horse is subjected. Bad fodder is one, and 

 strong diuretics, such as copperas, saltpetre and mineral poisons, 

 are the frequent agents. In this, and all other diseases of the 



