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sustaining treatment, or our success will be very doubtful. 

 In the early stage of the disease give the first two days, ten 

 drops of tincture of aconite, or bryonia, in a little water, 

 every six hours ; after which give in a pail of water, to 

 drink once a day, one ounce of spirits of nitre, or two 

 drachms of extract of belladonna ; and give in the feed, 

 three times a day, one of the following powders : Gentian 

 root, saltpetre and anise seed, of each one ounce — sulphate 

 of quinine, one drachm ; mix and divide into eight pow- 

 ders; or, powdered cinchonia and powdered quassia, of 

 each, two ounces, powdered anise seed, one ounce ; mix 

 and divide into four powders. The throat should be bathed 

 in mustard and vinegar, or with linseed oil three ounces, 

 spirits of hartshorn one ounce, wixed together. No hay 

 or corn should be given but scalded oats and wheat bran, 

 with linseed tea or oatmeal gruel, should constitute the 

 diet ; a few carrots would be very good, and above all, 

 good nursing is very desirable. 



BRONCHITIS. 



This is an inflammation of the bronchial tubes, as its 

 name implies, the air tubes of the lungs. It is usually 

 preceded by a shivering fit, the mouth is hot and full of 

 saliva, the throat is sore, and if pressed upon excites a 

 painful cough, discharge from the nose, appetite lost, pulse 

 quick, and respiration labored, eyelids and nostrils red- 

 dened ; on applying the ear to the side, a gurgling sound 

 is heard. 



Treatment. Give the following ball in the early stage 

 of the disease : Nitrate of potassa, pulverized digitalis and 

 tartrate of antimony, of each half a drachm, molasses 

 sufficient to make the ball. If the fever is not broken in 



