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fectly, has pain, drops or " quids " his food. When- 

 ever this condition is found, if the difficulty does 

 not mend itself, the long teeth should be extrac- 

 ted if loose, or filed down, and the points of the 

 ragged teeth smoothed off. 



Decayed teeth produce similar symptoms. In 

 addition a bad smell exudes from the mouth ; 

 stringy saliva flows away in large quantities, and 

 the eyes may be inflamed. If allowed to remain, 

 the fang may become diseased, the socket and gum 

 inflame, and abscess form, and a portion of the 

 jawbone die. If in the upper jaw, the matter 

 may burst into the nose and be discharged. It is 

 of bad smell and color and has been mistaken for 

 nasal gleet or glanders. 



TREATMENT. Draw out the diseased tooth, and 

 give the specific for Inflammation, No. 1, and that 

 for Nasal Discharges, No. 3, alternately, morning 

 and night, a dose of lour or five drops. 



LAMP ASS. 



Occasionally the bars of the mouth swell and 

 rise to a level with, and even beyond the teeth, 

 occasioning soreness, pain and difficulty of eating. 

 It is most common in young horses, in connection 

 with the cutting and shedding of teeth, from con- 

 gestion and the extension of the inflammation of 

 the gums during this process. It also occurs in 

 old horses, for the growth of teeth in horses con- 

 tinues during life. Derangement of stomach, or 

 worms, is sometimes connected with it. 



TREATMENT. The Fever Specific, No. 1, may 

 be required two or three times per day ; a dose of 

 five drops. This will soon relieve the irritation 



