22 HOEPE-KEEPING FOR AMATEURS. 



ball, made of extract of chamomile and sulphate of iron, in 

 the proportion of two of the former to one of the latter, may 

 be given with advantage should the disease leive the sufferer 

 at all weak, as will most likely be the case. 



Chronic Cough is frequently the legacy left by a dying 

 catarrh or by strangles. It may also be caused by sudden 

 change of temperature or food. Again, it may be what is 

 known amongst stablemen as " stomach cough " — that is, a 

 cough dependent upon a disordered state of the stomach. 

 Worms in the intestinal canal are occasionally at the root of 

 this evil, and when that is ascertained to be the case, by 

 observation of the staring coat and the harsh sound of the 

 cough, a pint of linseed oil, given three times a week, will 

 remedy the mischief if anything will ; though it must be 

 admitted that, if worms are once well established in a horse, 

 they are very bard indeed to dislodge. Chronic cough, though 

 objectionable to the ear, may, and often does, exist in a horse 

 many years — some have it all their lives — without in the 

 least impairing their usefulness. At the present time I have 

 one that I have hunted and ridden hard for the last two 

 seasons, who never passes a day without coughing, sometimes 

 very badly, and yet he is always well, always in good con- 

 dition, and fit to go. Strict attention to the diet is the great 

 thing to ameliorate the evil. Ver}' little, if any, chaff should 

 be given ; the hay should be wetted, a warm mash used two 

 or three times a week, and the greatest care taken to exclude 

 all dust from the corn. Carrots, which can be obtained all 

 the year round, and green meat during the season, are very 

 useful adjuncts to the regimen. 



Lampas. — This is a complaint most frequently found in 

 young horses. The bars of the mouth swell, and rise to a 

 level with the edges of the teeth. The natural effect of this 

 is that, when feeding, the corn is seized, and then suddenly 

 dropped from the mouth, on account of the pain caused by 

 pressure of the hard grain upon the sore and swollen gums ; 

 it often arises from some little trouble with the teeth, and 

 rarely lasts long. Give no corn, plenty of soft, cooling food, 

 and a slight aperient. Examine the mouth to see if any 

 teeth are trying to come through ; if so, the lancet will give 

 instant relief. A little nitre — about an ounce — may be ad- 

 ministered three times a week, in a bran-mash, and the rest 

 left to Nature. Bear in mind, however, that from inability to 



