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RECIPE No. 35. — Epsom «alt§, ten ounces ; carbonate of soda, 

 12 drachms; water, one quart; castor oil, six ounces. Mix, 



When it has arisen from feeding on bad hay, the fol- 

 lowing is decidedly the best drink: 



RECIPE No. 36. — Barbadoes aloes, 6 drachms; powdered 

 ginger, one and a half drachms; water, one quart; Epsom salts, 

 two ounces ; carbonate of soda, six drachms ; tincture of opium, 

 eix do. 



Whey, or thin bran meshes, are perhaps the best food, 

 while the beast is under cure ; drinking freely of water, 

 slightly warmed, will assist in blearing the stomach, and 

 a clyster thrown up will be an advantage ; light, good 

 food, perfectly easy of digestion, must be at first care- 

 fully observed, and when the stomach is cleared, the 

 animal may be kept better ; but this must be done cau- 

 tiously, as it will take some little time to restore the di- 

 gestive system to its wonted energy. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS. 



The immediate or exciting cause ofaccute inflamma- 

 lion m the kidneys, are blows on the loins, strains, or 

 violent exertions, as by one animal riding another 

 while in heat, as well as by a superabundant determina- 

 tion of blood to the region of the kidneys ; and nearly 

 resembles, in this respect, red water. 



Symptoms. — A frequent desire to void urine, and 

 which is done with difficulty, in small quantities.— 

 And instead of being transparent, and nearly limped, it 

 is bloody, or dark colored. 



Cure. — Bleeding freely, is the first remedy, and then 

 the saline opening drench, as per recipe ISo. 16, may 

 be administered. If the urine continues bloody, or of 

 a red color, after the pain and difficulty have gone off, 

 give the astringent drink. No. 6. The slate of the 

 bowels, however, must be attended to, and costiveness 

 avoided, or removed when it takes place. Good, light, 

 nourishing food is also essential to perfecting a cure. 



INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS. 



This disease is the second or inflammatory state of 

 the complaint called blasted or hoven, and requires 

 prompt and efficient relief, or it will prove fatal. 



Symptoms. — The animal first appears uneasy, and 

 looses its appetite; the body swells, mostly on the left 



