16 TREATISE ON DISEASES 



The swelling arises from the presence of serum or water within the 

 Cellular tissue of the parts. 



Teba^tmext. — Should the swelled legs be the result of a prostrat- 

 ing disease, tonics and diuretics are indicated ; give two drachms of 

 powdered goldenseal every morning, and three drachms of nitrat'* 

 of potass every night, to be mixed with the food, and let the animal 

 have daily exercise. 



In obstinate cases it will be necessary to apply daily a pjtion of 

 the following : 



Spirits of Camphor , . 6 ounces. 



Vinegar 1 quart. 



Mix. 

 Or use Lord & Smith's Magnetic Liniment. 



INFLUENZA AND DISTEMPER. 



Such affections as the above named, are apt to make their app^^ar- 

 ance in the spring, and are most prevahnt in stables that are n<>t 

 ventilated ; such affections are very apt to extend from the raucous 

 surfaces of the nostrils, to the throat and interior of the air cells of 

 the lungs; usually, however, the throat is the seat of soren<ss and 

 exudation ; while in some cases that have lately occurred in this city, 

 a very profuse discharge from both nostrils was observed, which 

 ended in a critical outburst of an abscess between the angles of the 

 lower jaw. In two cases that have lately come under my observa- 

 tion, the disease ended in pleurisy, and effusion of serum into the 

 cavity of the chest, which was attended with dropsical swellings of 

 the legs and external parts of the chest. 



When distemper occurs in the system of an animal debilitated 

 by previous disease, or one of a morbid or scrofulous diathesis, a 

 profuse and protracted nasal gleet remains, and this is accompanied 

 by tumefaction of the thyroid glands in the region of the throat. 

 The purulent discharge from the nostrils, need not occasion any 

 anxiety on the part of the owner of the horse or the medical attend- 

 ant, for, as it increases in quantity, the other observable symptoms of 

 the malady grow milder; in fact, the discharge may be considered 

 an effort, on the part of nature, to rid the system of morbific mat- 

 ter, and any attempts by injudicious treatment to arrest this salutary 

 discharge may effect a translation of disease, which often ends in 

 death. Death may, however, be occasioned by the re-absorption of 

 the morbid nasal discharge; under such circumstances, the nasal 

 membrane takes on a livid aspect, and streaks or spots of extrava- 

 Rated blood are observed; the membranes of the eyes assume a dark 

 red color, the pulse becomes indistinct; cold sweats bedew the body; 

 the patient becomes emaciated, loses his appetite, and, soon after, his 

 life. In a few solitary cases a partial recovery takes place — death 

 refuses to receive a victim — the animal lives to be the subject of con- 

 firmed heaves or broken wind. 



As REGARDS THE CoNTAGIOUS OR INFECTIOUS ELEMENT OF DiS- 



