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look yellow ; lie will sometimes paw on the ground, 

 look around to his flanks, or lie down and roll, 

 showing that he is griped and uneasy. All these 

 symptoms become worse by degrees until the ani- 

 mal dies. 



TEEATMENT. Give the Specific for Indigestion, 

 No. 10, every two hours five drops, and continue 

 this treatment until relief. But if the staggers 

 increase or show more tendency to engorgement 

 of the brain, the Specific for Staggers, No. 1, should 

 be alternated with that first mentioned, and the 

 two may be continued in this manner until relief 

 is obtained. If the dung should be dry, scanty, 

 or suppressed, large and frequent injections of 

 teped water will be of graat value. 



COLIC. 



This is one of the most common diseases of the 

 horse. The passage of food along the bowels is 

 effected by the alternate contraction and relax- 

 ation of the muscular coat of the intestines. 

 Hence it is easy to perceive that flatulent or ir- 

 ritating food, food in too large quantities, large 

 quantities of green food that produces much gas, 

 masses of hard, dry dune 1 , or sudden chill upon 

 the warm skin, all may produce irregular contrac- 

 tions of the intestines, and hence produce pain 

 and colic. Tumors, worms, and stones also pro- 

 duce the same result. 



SYMPTOMS. In colic the attack begins suddenly. 

 The animal is uneasy ; he shifts his position, paws 

 or stamps the ground, kicks his belly with his 

 hind feet, looks frequently at his flanks, groans, 

 falls upon the ground and rolls about violently, or 



