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aconite. It is the great antiphlogistic. Indeed, so great is its 

 power, that in bronchitis, inflammation of the lungs, feet and 

 bowels, or w^here there is pain and fever, no remedy or remedies 

 can compare with this invaluable medicine in the treatment of 

 diseases of the horse. (See Medicines and Prescriptions.) 



Nasal Gleet. — A thin, transparent discharge from the nose. 

 (See Gleet. ) 



Navicular Disease. — This is a disease commonly called coffin- 

 joint lameness, and b}^ some it is termed grogginess. (See Foot 

 Diseases.) 



Necrosis. — This is a term given to a dead bone when it is 

 attached to a sound one. The difference between caries and 

 necrosis is this : Caries is present when the bone is impaired onh^, 

 and necrosis w'hen the bone is entirely dead, and its functions 

 have entirely ceased. When a bone has fallen into the condition 

 of necrosis, its removal becomes as necessary as the removal of 

 any other dead or foreign matter, in order that reparation and 

 restoration of the function be effected, and a cure be made. 



Nephritis. — A technical term applied to inflammation of the 

 kidneys (which see). 



Nervousness. — Few persons having the care of horses have 

 failed to observe in them, occasionally^ a peculiar excitability of 

 disposition when any confusion and noise is going on, and when 

 being harnessed for work. The tail becomes somewhat elevated. 

 They move from one side of the stall to the other, and pass manure 

 from them repeatedly every few minutes, until one would think 

 there was nothing left in their bowels. These animals are usually 

 light bellied and poor feeders, but fleet and free goers, very gay in 

 the saddle or harness, and much admired by persons not versetl 

 in horse-flesh. They make excellent Sunday horses, but very 

 poor every-day animals, as the constant excitement, when at work, 

 overdoes their physical powers. This condition impairs the value 

 of the horse very much. 



Treatment. Keep nervous horses in a place by themselves, where 

 there is no noise or sound to disturb them, and have no harness 

 or saddles in the place with them, nor clean harness or saddles 

 where they are; for whenever a piece of harness is seen in the 

 hands of the groom, the animal expects it is to be put upon him 



