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"gradually. Clysters of gruel should be continued for two or three 

 *' days, and hand-rubbing and bandaging, to restore the circulation. 

 '' There is another kind of inflammation of the bowels, which 

 " attacks the inner or mucous membrane, and is produced by super- 

 " purgation, and the exhibition of improper medicine in improper 

 "quantities. Its characteristics are incessant purging, laborious 

 " breathing, pulse quick and small, but less so than in the other 

 " form of disease ; and above all, the mouth is hot, and the legs 

 " and ears warm. In this disease no food must be allowed, least of 

 "all laxative food, such as mashes or green meat ; but draughts 

 "and clysters of gruel, thin starch and arrow-root may be given 

 " frequently. If the pain and purging do not pass away within 

 "twelve hours, astringents must be given. The best form is 

 " powdered chalk, i ounce ; catechu, ^ of an ounce ; opium, 2 

 " scruples, in gruel, repeated every six hours till the purging be- 

 *'gins to subside, when the doses should be gradually decreased 

 "and discontinued. Bleeding is not generally necessary, unless 

 " the inflammation and fever are excessive. The horse should 

 " be kept warm, and his legs rubbed and bandaged as directed 

 "in the former type of the disease. 



" Inflammation of the Lungs. — This disease, which, in a 

 " state of nature, is almost unknown to the horse, is one to which 

 " in his domesticated state he is most liable, and which is most 

 "fatal to him. It requires immediate and most active treatment. 

 " It is sometimes sudden in its attack, but is generally preceded 

 *' by fever. The pulse is not always much quickened in the first 

 " instance, but is indistinct and depressed. The extremities are 

 " painfully cold ; the lining membrane of the nostrils becomes 

 " intensely red j the breathing is quick, hurried, and seems to be 

 " interrupted by pain, or mechanical obstruction. The horse 

 " stands stiffly, with his legs far apart, so as to distend his chest 

 " to the utmost, and is singularly unwilling to move, or to lie 

 " down, persisting in standing up, day after day, and night after 

 " night ; and if at last compelled by fatigue to lie down, rises again 

 " after a moment's repose. The pulse soon becomes irregular, 

 " indistinct, and at last almost imperceptible. The legs and ears 



