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symptom being the inability of the horse to at least voluntarily 

 swallow. 



The Symjytoms of this affection in the horse are at first or in the 

 early stage very latent or hidden. The chief of them is in the 

 quiding of tlie food, as the holding it in the mouth and refusing 

 to swallow ; also, by placing a bucket of water or otiier fluid within 

 reach of a horse so affected, when he will place his mouth into and 

 agitate it, going through the process of deglutition or swallowing 

 without consuming. The inability to swallow continues for some 

 days, w^hen, from loss of sustenance and change in the circulating 

 fluid, the horse lies or falls down exhausted. It should be 

 observed that while the horses on Long Island, and on the Dela- 

 ware flat lands could not voluntaril}^ swallow, they were enabled 

 to do so when drenched out of a bottle, with their heads elevated. 

 This peculiarity, however, may be ascribed to gravitation having 

 its own way, and to relaxation of the paralyzed muscles of deglu- 

 tition, which, though offering no assistance, interpose nothing. 

 Those cases that seem to live but a few days, as is related by some 

 persons, die because the symptoms are not observed until weak- 

 ness and consequent inability to stand force themselves to recog- 

 nition. There are other symptoms that we might mention, but 

 they are alike common to all diseases of an asthenic or low or 

 depressed type. It is a disease wherein the vis vitse is extremely 

 low, and it is consequently very fatal — time not being allowed in 

 many instances for the treatment to supply, through it and the 

 vis a Tergo, the elements of nutrition. 



Treatment. In a disease of this kind, where nervous force is 

 almost gone, we suggest the diffusible and more fixed stimulants, 

 with carminatives and tonics — which are embraced in the follow- 

 ing formula, to be given, mixed in a bottle of cold water, five times 

 in the twenty-four hours: — Powdered carbonate of ammonia, 

 three drachms; powdered capsicum, two drachms; powdered 

 pimenta berries, four drachms; tincture of nux vomica, twenty 

 drops ; mix. Drench the horse with cold water several times daily, 

 adding sixty drops of commercial sulphuric acid to assist in sus- 

 taining the flagging powers of life. Corn meal may also be given 

 in the same way, and for a like purpose. 



By way of experiment, galvanism or electricity may be em- 



