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half pint. Mix well and place about one tablespoonful 

 on the tongue every two hours in severe eases ; in mild 

 attacks, give less frequently. When they will eat, feed 

 food that is easily digested, as hot wheat bran mashes and 

 steamed rolled oats containing two or three ounces of 

 pure ground flaxseed. It is always necessary to apply 

 strong liniments to the throat, as they relieve inflamma- 

 tion and stimulate the formation of an abscess. The fol- 

 lowing liniment will be found very beneficial : Aqua Am- 

 monia Fort., four ounces ; Oil of Turpentine, four ounces,; 

 Sweet Oil, six ounces ; shake well and apply two or three 

 times daily. If the swelling is extreme between the jaws, 

 so as to interfere with the animal 's breathing, it is well to 

 lance the abscess if a soft spot can be found. Just cut 

 through the skin with a knife ; then use a clean blunt in- 

 strument to locate the pus cavity. Otherwise, severe 

 hemorrhage may be produced. 



SURFEIT 

 (Nettle-Rash — Urtecaria) 



Cause : The usual cause of Surfeit is supposed to be 

 due to a character of food consumed which upsets the 

 animal's digestive organs, the skin being continuous with 

 the mucous membranes lining the intestinal canal. A dis- 

 turbance of the one structure is readily communicated to 

 the other. Apparently, owing to the extreme dry nature 

 of the forage during the greater part of the year, horses 

 in the United States frequently suffer from Surfeit. 



Symptoms: Surfeit is a term applied to an eruption 

 of small irregular lumps or boils which are more or less 

 painful to the touch and which break out suddenly as a 

 rule on the horse's body and neck, and in rare cases on 

 the legs. A favorite seat of Surfeit is the parts covered 

 with the harness or saddle and along the neck and with- 

 ers. Surfeit is very troublesome and annoys both the 

 horse and driver, especially when the horse perspires, as 

 he will rub violently when coming in contact with any 

 object. . 



