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muscles of the thigh are to be brought into healthy action. Thi« 

 will best be done by good feeding, and one grain of strychnia nux 

 vomica given daily, for six weeks, in the horse's feed. 



Stumbling. — Veterinary writers are nearly all silent on this 

 subject, while those who say anything about it call it a habit. In 

 this we cannot coincide with them, but regard it as a nervous af- 

 fection — a nervous debility resulting in atony of the flexor mus- 

 cles of the shoulder. A stumbler is unsafe, either for riding pur- 

 poses, Of for use in single harness when attached to a two-wheeled 

 vehicle. Can such an animal be classed as sound f We think not! 



Sunstroke, Coup de Soleil. — This disease of late years has 

 become of such frequent occurrence, that although not mentioned 

 by previous veterinary writers, it demands a notice from us. The 

 chief symptoms are exhaustion and stupidity, the animal usually 

 falling to the ground and being unable to go further. 



To prevent it, allow the horse at short intervals a few mouth- 

 fuls of water, and fasten a wet sponge over the forehead. The sun- 

 shades now used by extensive owners of horses, will go very far 

 in lessening the occurrence of this affection. 



The following treatment^ when attended to at once, in the major- 

 ity of cases, will prove effectual. 



First. Remove the horse from the harness to a cool, shady place. 

 Second. Give two ounces of sulphuric ether; twenty drops of 

 the tincture of aconite root, and a bottle of ale or porter as a 

 drench to sustain the vital powers, and to act as a powerful stim- 

 ulant in equalizing the circulation throughout the body ; whilst, 

 Thirdly. Chopped ice should be placed in a coarse towel, cloth or 

 bag, and laid between the ears and over the forehead, secured in 

 any way the ingenuity of the person in charge may suggest. If 

 the legs be cold, bandages will be of advantage. Do not put the 

 horse to work again until he is completely restored. Dumbness is 

 the usual result of sunstroke — a species of coma — for which there 

 is no cure. Horses so affected are of little use in warm weather, 

 but are useful in winter. 



Suppuration. — This signifies the secretion of pus, and is one 

 of the terminations of inflammation. 



Symptoms. Whenever suppuration is going on to any extent in 

 or on the body of the horse, a shivering fit, similar to a chill, will 



