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until the foot is lifted and repeating this a few times in succes- 

 sion, then, after a few steps, reward with an apple, sugar or 

 piece of bread, and don't push too far at a time but repeat 

 the lesson often. If among the first exhibitions of the vice it 

 may be met by occupying the time in a make-believe fixing of 

 the harness until the animal ceases to fret, then standing by his 

 head, tap him on the croup with a whip and call him to go on. 

 Or he may first be moved to the right and left and then ordered 

 to move. A rather wearisome treatment is to place in the stall 

 with a man behind him who taps him on the rump every few 

 minutes, preventing composure, rest, or sleep, and keeping this 

 up without interval for twenty-four hours or even double that 

 time if necessary. If he goes well when hitched, he is driven 

 but if he balks, he is returned to the stall and the treatment con- 

 tinued. 



Magner, who mentions all these methods, reserves his highest 

 commendation for the method of tying the horse's head round to 

 his tail and letting him turn in a circle until he is giddy and falls 

 over. Some stubborn cases get habituated to turning in one 

 direction and continue obdurate until the head and tail are tied 

 around on the other side and the rotatory motion reversed. 

 When thoroughly dazed by this treatment, the animal is hitched 

 tip and will usually move on. If there is still an indisposition, 

 stand by his head and tap the croup with a whip, calling on him 

 to start. Or subject him to further rotatory treatment. 



DEIvIRIUM. 



A phenomenon in different morbid states ; cerebral hyperoemia, anaemia 

 congestion, inflammation, intoxication, toxin poisoning. Symptoms : horse, 

 ox, sheep, swine, dog. Treatment : adapted to primary disease present, 

 narcotic, poison, and to degree of violence. Anaesthetics, soporifics, cerebral 

 sedations, cold to head, eliminants, depletion or tonics and nutritious food. 



Delirium or derangement of emotional or mental functions is 

 usually the result of organic disease of the brain and especially of 

 the cortical gray matter of the cerebrum. It is seen in hyperae- 

 mia, anseinia, faults of nutrition, intoxications and variations of 



