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Working horses arc then usually deprived of their 

 corn, because they cannot work ; this onl}'- adds to 

 the irritation of the viscular system and solids, which 

 constitutes the low fever. 



Syinploms. —The pulse in low fever never mounts 

 high during an entire minute, but beats quick a few 

 strokes, and then slow, and so slow as to be scarcely 

 perceptible ; this denotes, that although fever be pre- 

 sent, there is not strength enough to bring it to a crisis. 

 The ariery feels rigid at intervals only, and again be- 

 comes supple, if not elastic, to the touch ; his flanks 

 arc agitated more than usual, and his hind quarters 

 and ears become cool if not cold. As in high fever, 

 his eyes are dull and heavy, and water will occasion- 

 ally fall from them. Thougjh in the former species 

 of fever he evince considerable pain, in this no such 

 symptom appears, but despondency assumes its place. 



Memedy. — Unless his body be already too open, 

 give him a laxitive draught, made of two drachms 

 each of aloes and carbonate of potash, and mint wa- 

 ter four ounces, and as he will stdl feed, diuretic pow- 

 ders may be mixed occasionally with his food, con- 

 sisting of nitre and rosin, of each about one ounce. 

 Should his urine appear turpid, or come off with dif- 

 ficulty, in small quantities, the diuretic ball is indis- 

 pensible, which js made of tnrpentine and soap, of 

 each four drachms, with mucilage to form a ball : 

 and these vvith good gruel and care, accompanied by 

 tonics, will restore to the animal a comparitive pro- 

 portion of health. Time and moderate usage will do 

 the remainder, Receips for tonics given under ano- 

 ther head, in a succeeding page. 



J. Clark, of edinburgh, says, " The end of autumn 

 proves very severe to horses whose flesh and strength 

 are exhausted by hard labor. In this low and spirit- 

 less stale, many are carried off that good nursing and 

 feeding with rich boiled food might have preserved. 

 Carrots and potatoes recover some horses surprising- 

 ly ; it renews their flesh and the fluids generally* 

 and promotes secretion ; it operates upon them nearly 

 m the same way as spring grass, and the effects are 

 presently visible on their coats." Many stablemen 

 give oatmeal boiled and made into stiff gruel, and is 



