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most of them at a young period, between three and five years ; it 

 IS fortunate when it attacks colts at grass, as it seldom occasions 

 inconvenience, and v;hich has led some persons into error by 

 turning their iiorses out as soon as attacked ; but it is not found 

 that stabled horses, thus turned out, pass through the disease mort; 

 mildly, but the contrary, except the disease exists under its mildest 

 form. White has conjectured that colts breeding the strangles 

 vhile at grass, are afterwards exempt from glanders, but this wants 

 confirmation. Prosser has also affirmed, that inoculation by the 

 matter of ^^trangles, is good, because it mitigates the complaint, and 

 renders the horse not liable to any future attack ; but the practice 

 has never gained ground : when strangles occurs in the stable, and 

 now and then in the field, it proves a severe disease, and shows 

 itself under the appearance of a cold, with cough, sore throat, and 

 swelling of the glands under the jaw, or behind and under the ears. 

 Seme times there_ is not much external swelling, and the tumours 

 oreak inwardly, and nature effects a cure ; at others they break 

 outwardly, and the disease runs ofi' that way, and some times the 

 swellings disperse either by nature or art, which breeders think 

 unfavourable, as they suppose it renders the animal liable to a future 

 attack ; but many so treated, pass the remainder of their lives 

 tvithout more affection. 



23. The treatment of Strangles. When the swelling lingers, 

 and neither comes forward or recedes, poultices are prelerable to 

 fomentations, which, by leaving the horse wet, promote evapora 

 tion and produce cold. Peal recommends blistering the part, as 

 t\:o best means of promoting suppuration. The horse should be 

 kept very cool, and bran mashes with warm water should be his 

 principal support, unless the complaint lasts long, and produces 

 much weakness, when malt mashes should be substituted ; bleeding 

 is only advisable when the early symptoms are violent, as heaving 

 at the flanks, extreme soreness of throat, with nmch swelling around 

 it, and considerable cough, in which case bleeding, and fever medi 

 cines are proper. 



24. Vives, or ivcs, is supposed to be a relic of the latter com 

 plaint, dnd it does appear now and then that after tue strangles, tho 

 parotid or vive glands do remain enlarged [24,] which occasions tho 

 disease in question, resolution may be attempted by mercurial fiic- 

 tions, suppuration should be avoided, otherwise the gland may be 

 destroyed 



25. Diseases of the mouth, la7npass. All horses, but particularly 

 <erv young ones, are liable to enlar^'ement of the rugfo or r de"ew 



