LAMPS — LARYNGITIS 



is not a serious affair, and relief will be obtained by lancing 

 the swelling and keeping the sufferer on a diet of mashes 

 and soft food, no grain, for a few days. One ounce of 

 bicarbonate of soda may be given, divided amongst the 

 mashes, for three days, by which time the horse should be 

 better. 



Lamps. — The best of all illuminating powers are the 

 old-fashioned candles which are specially manufactured for 

 carriage lamps. Oils of any sort are dirty, and frequently 

 smell offensively, and acetyline gas also possesses a bad 

 odour. The reflectors and glass of lamps should be carefully 

 cleaned and dried afterwards. 



Landau is a carriage made to carry four persons in 

 the body, and is fitted with leather hoods to fall back and 

 front, so that it can be used as an open or closed carriage. 

 The first one was made in Landau, a town in Germany, from 

 which it takes its name. It is made in two shapes — with 

 a canoe- or square-shaped body. The square shape gives 

 the most convenient and roomy seating accommodation in 

 the body. The landau can be hung on either C. or elliptic 

 springs. 



Laryngitis. — Inflammation of the larynx is usually 

 caused by exposure to cold, wet, or damp, either in or out 

 of a stable, and not infrequently attacks young and highly- 

 fed horses when they are first put to work, and animals 

 which come out of over-heated stables into cold ones. If 

 not taken in time it may end in an attack of pneumonia, or 

 cause the horse to become a roarer, and therefore a case 

 should not be neglected. 



Symptotns. — A nasty dry cough, great thirst, and loss of 

 appetite. The horse becomes feverish, and a painful swelling 

 appears under the throat. 



Treatment. — Place the horse in a warm but airy box, 

 clothe him comfortably, and bandage his legs. Owing to 



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