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Take — Spanisli brown 2 ounces. 



Tartar emetic 2 ounces. 



Resin 4 ounces. 



Ginger 2 ounces. 



Mis, and give two tea-spoonfuls twice a day, in the feed. At the same 

 time use the ^'■flax-seed jelly.'" 



The next prescription is said to cure heaves : 



Take — Indigo 1 ounce. 



Saltpeter 4 ounces. 



Rain-water 1 gallon. 



Mix, and give one pint of the liquid twice a day, in the feed. 



The diet should be small in quantity, and nutritive. The 

 norse should not be allowed to gorge, nor should he be allowed 

 to drink too much ; should especially be kept from musty or 

 clover hay. 



ROARING. 



This malady in the horse is known by the peculiar roaring, 

 whistling, or blowing sound produced in the breathing. It is 

 only observed when the horse is exercised. It is the result of 

 some change in the air-passages. This change may be either a 

 thickening, hardening, thinning, or contraction of the portion 

 of the air-passage affected ; or it may result from the filling 

 up of the tube by a tough, false membrane. 



Treatment. — Thorough blistering, over the part of the air- 

 passage which seems to be affected, may do good in the early 

 stage of the disease, and, at the same time, using the follow- 

 ing, with a view to removing any false deposit in the air-pas- 

 sages : 



Take — Indigo 1 ounce. 



Saltpeter 4 ounces. 



Rain-water 1 gallon. 



Mix, and give one pint, in the feed, twice a day. 



But, in the advanced stages, it is hardly worth the trouble to 

 attempt treatment, for it is of but doubtful utility. It may be 



