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or to make the distinction in such a manner that each 

 form of disease may be readily discovered, and the prop- 

 er remedies applied. Distemper, as we should under- 

 stand it, is the mildest form of catarrhal affections. A 

 common cold, for instance, is an inflammation of the lining 

 membrane of the nose, causing a secretion of mucus, which 

 is more or less abundently discharged from the nostrils, 

 in severe cases the inflammation extending down the trachea^ 

 or windpipe, to the bronchial tubes, and sometimes to the 

 lungs, producing diseases, which are classed under different 

 heads, and often requiring different treatment. 



Treatment.— Oil of origanum, 1 ounce; oil cedar, 1 

 ounce; tincture cantharides, 1 ounce; olive oil, 4 ounces; 

 shake well and bathe the throat and glands morning and 

 evening for six days ; rub in well with the hand ; he will 

 throw out freely, and the cure is performed. 

 SORE THROAT. 



This is usually one of the first indications of catarrh, 

 and when confined to that portion of the throat at the an- 

 gle of the jaws, it is termed laryngitis. The symptoms of 

 this disease are well marked : the head is stifif and if the 

 throat is rubbed or pressed upon, coughing is excited ; the 

 animal manifests difficulty in swallowing, and frequently 

 considerable salvia collects in the mouth. 



Treatment. — Apply strong mustard made into a 

 paste with vinegar, to the throat, aud rub it well in ; or 

 linseed oil, two parts, witTi spirits of hartshorn, one part 

 will answer a good purpose. Give upon the tongue half a 

 teaspoonful of powdered saltpetre twice a day. 

 STRANGLES. 



This is a more severe form of laryngitis, involving 

 the glands of the throat, causing a very great swelling, 



