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occur but seldom, as ibc above treatment and faithful 

 rubbing, will in most cases remove the disorder. 



Blistering and rowelling for this disease, in addi- 

 tion to bleeding, are recommended by some farriers ; 

 but hand rubbing answers as well, if it be not too la- 

 zily performed ; in which case, blistering will become 

 necessary to prevent suppuration within. This is as- 

 certained by the appearance of abscess or soft tumor 

 under the skin, which seems to invite the adoption of 

 artificial means to prevent suppuration. The follow- 

 ing blister may then be put extensively over each side 

 of the chest, which is preferable to rowelling: 



BLISTERING OINTMENT.— rowdered Cantharidcs, Five 

 Drachms, — Hog's Lard, 4 ounces — Oil Turpentine, 1 ounce. Mix. 



A COLD OR CATARRH. 

 The horse is subject to colds or catarrh at all sea- 

 sons ; but most frequently when they are shedding 

 their coats in the spring and autumn, a process of na- 

 ture attended with more or less debility and general 

 weakness. Hence it is that the animal sweats pro- 

 fusely upon the least exertion; and being in this state 

 suffered to stand, (harnessed perhaps,) in the open air 

 and storm-", to cool, the sweating is too suddenly stop- 

 ped, and he gets a cold at least ; which invariably at'- 

 iect him most in his weaker parts, or parts that have 

 been diseased before, and is more dangerous and dis- 

 tressing in its consequences as it approaches the vital 

 parts, the lungs. A common cold differs from the in- 

 flammation of the lungs before described, only in as 

 much as it has not yet centered there ; but it is con- 

 fined mostly to the head, windpipe, throat and moulh. 

 If the cold extend no further than a check upon the 

 mucous secretion of the membrane that lines the nose, 

 a purulent discharge is first observed in the morning, 

 his eyes become dull and a little bleared, and in 24 

 hours a short cough denote that imflammation is creep- 

 ing onwards, and has reached the epiglottis, which is 

 the point of conjunction between the throai and mouth. 

 In proportion as the attack may be more severe, tha 

 symptonns increase, as does the danger. Passing the 

 hand down over the windpipe, at the epiglottis, the an- 

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