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hill, breathes short, hurriedly, and more labori- 

 ously than in health. This causes much distress, 

 the horse expands his nostrils, heaves, pants, and 

 breathes with difficulty. 



BHOKEN WIND is the result of emphysema of 

 the lungs, that is, the minute air-cells in certain 

 portions of the lungs become dilated, lose their 

 elasticity or power of contraction, and breaking 

 one into another, form variously-sized sacks of air, 

 the entrance to which becomes closed, so that this 

 air remains resident in the lung and so far destroys 

 its use. Spasm of the air-tubes acts in a similar 

 manner, hence, it may come and go, but the former 

 condition is more or less permanent. Spasm, or 

 disease of the midriff, is frequently connected 

 with it. The usual symptoms are, the flanks are 

 slowly drawn up until they have a tucked-up ap- 

 pearance, when thay suddenly fall down. The 

 act of. forcing the air from the lungs is far more 

 difficult, and requires longer time than to inspire 

 it. There is also a short, weak, wheezing cough, 

 rough, dry coat ; greediness for food, yet the animal 

 is thin and looks poor ; the belly is swelled with 

 wind ; oats often pass unchanged from the bowels. 



TREATMENT. Some cases of broken and thick 

 wind cannot be cured, as they depend upon or- 

 ganic changes in the structure of the lungs, them- 

 selves incurable, yet all can be benefited and many 

 are entirely cured by the persistent use of the 

 Specific and proper attention to food and work. 



In all cases of this disease, of whatever variety, 

 if recent or extensive, give five drops of the Heave 

 Specific, No. 5, three times per day. In old long- 

 standing cases, a dose night and morning is suffi- 

 cient. 



FOOD. As the animal suffers for want of space 

 in the chest, so the distension of the stomach with 



