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Treatment. — That which I have found most successful 

 is the early administration of the following: tincture of 

 aconite, two drachms, tincture of belladonna, two drachms, 

 water, one half ounce ; mix and give forty drops, every 

 four hours, on the tongue. Keep a ball of aloes in the 

 mouth for several days; there is no fear of giving too 

 much ; I have iVequently given half a pound in the course 

 of a few days, with good results. Hydrocyanic acid, 

 twenty drops, in a little water, and put upon the tongue 

 every four hours, is an excellent remedy. Foment the 

 jaws with bags of hops steeped in hot water, and bathe 

 the line of the back from the pole to the croup with mus- 

 tard and vinegar; be careful not to allow the animal to 

 be unnecessarily excited by noises and bustle about him, 

 but go about him very quietly ; keep a pail of bran slop be- 

 fore him all the time. If the foot has been injured, poul- 

 tice with flaxseed meal, and keep the wound open until 

 healthy action has been established. 



RHEUMATISM. 



This a common disease in some localities, as it is in 

 the human family ; the animal appears stiff and sore, the 

 lameness shifting from one limb to another, the joints 

 sometimes become swollen and painful to the touch, the an- 

 imal appearing better or worse, according to the season of 

 the year and the condition of the atmosphere. 



Treatment. — Open the bowels with the following : cal- 

 omel one drachm, Barbadoes aloes, four drachms, alcohol 

 two drachms, linseed meal two drachms, molasses enough 

 to make into a ball; follow tliis with pine tar, one-half 

 ounce, made into a ball with flax-seed meal ; give one ev- 

 ery morning. Poultice the feet with flaxseed meal four 

 parts, ground mustard, one part, for several days, and 



