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tor, he will cure it in fourteen days. However, give the 

 animal a few doses of aconite, (see Medicines,) to remove 

 the fever, and, if possible, to prevent complications, or its 

 further spread to the neighboring parts. If the appetite 

 keep good, nothing more need be done ; but, on the con- 

 trary, if the breathing quicken, and the appetite be poor, 

 and debility be setting in, tonics and stimulants will be 

 necessary. Get the following medicine, and give one pow- 

 der, morning, noon, and night, mixed with a little cold 

 water, and drench the horse with it : Take powdered gen- 

 tian root, powdered pimenta berries, powdered carbonate 

 of ammonia, of each two ounces. Mix, and divide into 

 twelve powders. When the appetite improves, give good 

 feed, but not by any means in sufficient quantity to bring 

 on indigestion. Give green feed, if it can be had. This 

 is a most simple and successful plan of treating common 

 cold. 



Cold Lotions. — These are now called refrigerant lo- 

 tions. Ice-water makes a good and economical refrigerant, 

 when applied to a sprain. (See Prescriptions and Medi- 

 cines.) 



Colic. — (1.) Spasmodic Colic. — Symptoms, All at once 

 the horse that a few moments ago was well, apparently, 

 shakes his head — leaves his feed, looks round at his flank, 

 mostly at the right side, as if pointing out the seat of the 

 disease, scrapes the ground with his front foot, and almost 

 strikes his belly with one of the hind ones. The spasm 

 continuing, the horse breaks out into a sweat, heaving at 

 the flanks ; great excitement, kicking, and rolling ; inter- 

 vals of ease from pain. 



Causes. Drinking cold water when heated, or colder 

 "Water than commonly used, as a city horse is used to drink^ 



