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strongly to derange the stomach, especially in warm 

 weather. Ihe bracing influence of exercise being 

 wanted to give energy to the actions of the intestinal 

 canal, the food frequently lodges there. This is 

 also caused by the food being bad. Another cause is 

 neglecting to water horses at regular intervals. This 

 element is peculiarly necessary to animals living upon 

 dry food. Every horse, as I have said before, should be 

 watered regularly, cart horses at least four times 

 each day, and in some cases when working very hard 

 even more frequently in small quantities. In staggers 

 of the apoplexy type, the symptoms are a low hanging 

 of the head, either supporting it on the manger or 

 extending it nearly to the ground ; it moves to and fro 

 while standing, and seems liable to fall at every move- 

 ment. Its sight and hearing are much impaired, it 

 will remain in this position from one to twelve hours, 

 and then falls ; its eyes are open and protruding, with 

 a fixed seemedly unconscious stare, with the pupils 

 much dilated; it grinds its teeth, the whole frame 

 manifests twitchings, the vein of the neck is much 

 inflected, its muzzle cold, and in attempting to swallow 

 the drink is returned through the nostrils and mouth, 

 and it dungs involuntarily ; strong convulsive twitch- 

 ings follow, and these are the certain prelude to death. 

 In the first stage of this disease it comes on progres- 

 sively with depression, sleepiness and feebleness, which 

 is indicated by dulness of the eye, as it increases it 

 presses its head against the wall or rack, and when 

 aroused from this position it seems alarmed. In this 

 complaint the remedies require to be prompt and 



