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the appearance of something being imperfect in the 

 respiratory organs. The animal thrusts out its head, 

 the mucous membrane of the nose becomes very red, 

 especially in the inside angles of the nostrils, where it 

 continues, although at times it extends further up, 

 from which position it may disappear, but still main- 

 tains its chief position in the lower portion of the 

 nostril. The animal expresses great anxiety in its 

 look, and turns its head frequently and hurriedly 

 round to its flanks, more especially to that side where 

 the inflammation has settled. It stands in a straddling 

 manner, with its fore legs generally apart ; it seldom 

 lies down, and when it does it is but for a 

 few minutes, remaining for days on its legs. It does 

 not, however, always happen that the premonitory 

 systems are the same, for in many cases inflam- 

 mation comes on sloAvly and in an insidious manner ; 

 perhaps the horse may be off its feed and its coat 

 will stare, its breathing may be bat slightly 

 accelerated and abbreviated, with the legs a little 

 colder than usual. Sometimes inflammation of the 

 lungs is preceded by symptoms which are attendant 

 upon common fever, catarrh, or the distemper. In 

 such instances the true disease manifests itself in full 

 force before the groom or master of the horse in the 

 least suspect it. The first manifestations are 

 coldness in the limbs and ears, accompanied by a 

 flurried pulse and anxious look, with a seeming dread 

 of lying down. This is soon followed by an irregu- 

 larity and indistinctness of the pulse, and extreme 

 coldness of the leofs and ears. The nostrils become 



