670 DR CEASE'S RECIPES. 



the stable, always ready for use, like tlie following: Laudanum, sulphuric ether, 

 chloroform, tinct. of cayenne pepper and ess. of peppermint, each, 1 oz.: tinct. 

 of belladonna, }.{ oz. Mi.x. Dose — For a full-sized horse, give 1 table-spoon- 

 ful in warm water, J^ pt, and repeat in 30 minutes, if not before relieved; or, 

 put the pepper to steeping at once on giving the first dose of this, and if not 

 relieved in 30 minutes give the pepper tea, as in No. 1, above, instead of repeat- 

 ing this, would be preferable. But, if no peppers are at hand, repeat this as 

 above without fear of Injury. For I know that a dozen drops of chloroform 

 In a spoonful of water has relieved gaseous dyspepsia of persons, while this 

 mixture has several other things in it making it more reliable in colic of horses 

 and would be good for persons in doses of J^ tea-spoonful, repeated once or 

 twice only, if not relieved in the i^ hour. 



II. In the meantime, if there is great distention of the bowels by gas, 

 which is almost always the case In colic, do not overlook the importance of 

 giving, or having given, the table-spoonful of saleratus dissolved in water, i^ 

 pt., to stop the fermentation of the food, which causes this gaseous condition; 

 and also to have got ready a physic containing }{ to ^ oz. of aloes dissolved in 

 J^ pt. of water, in which you have put another table-spoonful of salerattis to 

 make it dissolve, so it shall be quicker in its operation to carry off this ferment- 

 ing food. 



III. If very great pain still exists, or does exist at any time, even as 

 much as 2 ozs of laudanum has been given, so also has 2 ozs. of ess. of pepper- 

 ment, or 1 oz. of sulphuric ether, or ^ oz. of chloroform, or l^ oz. of harts- 

 horn, in 1^ pt. or 1 pt. of warm water, has and may be given; the laudanum 

 to stop the pain, the others more to stop the fermentation, and consequent dis- 

 tention of the stomach and bowels by the gas. Sometimes this gas is aided to 

 pass off by. the rectum by giving warm water injections, turning the horse's 

 head down hill and pumping in freely all the bowels will retain, even if it is a 

 bucketful will do no harm, but by its wetting and softening influence aids the 

 escape of gas and also the quicker action of the physic, if one has been given. 

 If the gas is once started freely by the rectum consider your horse safe. 



IV. But, lastly, in no case allow the cruel custom of taking the horse out 

 and running him, nor even trotting him, nor " rub his belly with a chestnut 

 rail," nor the wicked and cruel custom of laying him on his side and getting a 

 big heavy man with coarse boots to walk back and forth upon him, Some of 

 the mixtures to relieve pain and stop the accumulation of the gas, then physic, 

 and injections, if needed, to start the gas off, must be the main dependence. 

 .\nd, I will only add, if you now allow your horses to die with colic it is not 

 the author's fault, but will be chargeable to yourselves by neglecting to have a 

 supply on iiand of what is liable to be needed any day. 



Corns, or Shoe Boil of Horses' Feet, Explanation of and Rem- 

 edy. — Corns, also called shoe boils, are generally the result of bad shoeing, 

 z. e., allowing the heel of the shoe to rest too far in, upon the sole of the horse's 

 toot. They should nave their bearing upon the shell, or solid, outer part of 

 the hoof; then there will be but few corns. But when they exist, the soft and 

 Dart of the sole must be cut away, to allow the application of the fol- 



