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be worked for a time. A few days of lest, with pure air and good 

 feed, will be of gn-ater beiielit tlian most mediiatioii. TIk* value <if 

 pui*e air can not be overestimated, but drafts must be avoided. The 

 benefit derived from the inhalation of steam is considerable. This 

 is> elfected by hohling the horse's head over a bucketful of boiling 

 water, so that the animal will be compelled to inhale steam with 

 every inhalation of air. Stirring the Imt water with a wisp of hay 

 causes the steam to arise in gieater abundance. One may cause the 

 horse to put his nose in a bag containing cut hay upon which hot 

 water has been pouied. the bottom of the bag being stood in a bucket, 

 but the bag must be of loose texture, as gunny sack. or. if of canvas, 

 holes must be cut in the side to admit fresh air. 



The hoi-se may be nuide to inhale steam four or five times a day, 

 about 15 or '20 minutes each time. 



Particular attention should 1^ paid to the diet. Give bran mashes, 

 scalded oats, linseed gruel, and grass, if in season. If the hoi-se 

 evinces no desire for this soft diet, it is better to allow any kind of 

 feed he will eat, such as hay, oats, corn, etc., than to keep him on 

 short rations. 



If the animal is constipated, relieve this symptom by injections 

 ^enemas) of warm water into the rectum three or four times a day, 

 b>it do not administer purgative medicines. excei>t of a mild character. 



For simple cases the foregoing is all that is requiretl. but if the 

 ap{)etite is lost and the animal appears debilitated and dull, give 3 

 ounces of the solution of acetate C)f anmionia and 2 drams of i>ow- 

 dered chlorate of potassium diluted with a pint of water three times 

 a day as a drench. Be careful when giving the drench: do not 

 l)ound the horse on the gidlet to make him swallow: be patient, and 

 take time, and do it light. 



If the weather is cold, blanket the animal and keep him in a com- 

 fortable stall. If the throat is sore, treat as advised for that ail- 

 ment, to be descnbed hereafter. 



If, after 10 days or 'J weeks, the discharge from the nostrils con- 

 tinues, give one-half dram of reduced iron three times a day. This 

 may be mixed with damp feed. Common cold should l>e thoroughly 

 inulerstcM)d and intelligently treated in order to j)ievent more dan- 

 gei-ous diseases. 



CHRONIC CATARRH (OR NASAL GLEET. OR COLLECTION IN THE 



.SINU.SES). 



This is a subacute or chronic inflammation of some p;iit ol the 

 membrane ati'ected in common cold, the disease just described. It is 

 manifested by a persistent discharge of a thick white or yellowish- 

 white matter from one or both nostrils. The conunonest cause is a 

 neglected or badlv treated cohl, and it usuallv follows those cases 



