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potash, 2 oz. : pnlverized sulphur, 6 oz. ; black antimony 

 2 oz. ; mix and divide into 16 powders; give one morning 

 and night. 



HIDE-BOUND. 



Any derangement of the system has a tendency to pro- 

 duce this condition in the skin. Medicines of an altera- 

 tive character are here indicated ; the most successful 

 are: suljdiur, pulverized, eight ounces ; nitrate of potassa, 

 pulverized, three ounces ; black antimony, pulverized, two 

 ounces; sulphate of iron, four ounces; mix all together, 

 and give one tablespoon ful, twice a day Or, Barbadoes 

 aloes two ounces, nitre one ounce, gentian one ounce; mix 

 and divide into sixteen powders, one to be given at night 

 and one in the morning. 



liOCKED-JAW. 



This is one of the most tronblesome and uncertain dis- 

 eases with which the veterinary surgeon has to combat ; 

 it is technically call tetanus. It arises generally from 

 nail wounds in the feet, sharp, metallic substances taken 

 into and wounding the stomach, or stones in the stomach or 

 intestines; hots are said occasionally to be the cause of 

 locked-jaw, etc., etc. The first symptoms of the disease are 

 observed about the ninth or tenth day after the injury is 

 done, which are a straggling or stiffness of the hind legs, 

 to which succeeds, in a few days, the follow'ing : on elevat- 

 ing the head, a spasmodic motion of the membrane in the 

 inner corner of the eye will be observed, showing little more 

 than the white of the eye, the muscles of the jaws become 

 rigid, the tongue is swollen and the mouth is filled with 

 saliva, the ears are erect, the nose pohed out, the nostrils 

 expand, the respiration becomes disturbed, and finally the 

 jaws become firmly set, and the bowels are constipated. 



