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teeth, and refuses food ; thirst is excessive. The temperature of the 

 body takeu with the thermometer is down, perhaps to 95 ® Fahr. If it 

 goes down to 93 © , the disease is ahnost sure to terminate fatally. 



What to do. — If it is a straight case of diarrhoea — that is, without any 

 purgative liaving been given — give a complete change of food and the 

 following : 



No. 58. 1 Ounce prepared chalk, 



1 Ounce ginger, 

 1 Drachm opium, 

 1 Pint starch gruel, 

 Mix. 



Give as one dose, and repeat it, if necessary, after three or four hours. 

 Give him water with flour stirred in to drink, but restrict the quantity to 

 about two quarts every three or four hours. If this does not stop it after 

 giving two or three doses of the medicine, give the following: 



No, 59. % Pint raw linseed oil, 



1 Draclnn opium, 

 1 Ounce tincture catechu, 

 Mix. 



Give as one dose. If supcrpurgation is the trouble, give tht flour and 

 water to di'ink. If this docs not check it in five or six liourr. give j"^ 

 addition : 



No. 60. 1 Ounce tincture catechu, 



)2 Ounce tincture camphor, 

 1 Ounce tincture opium, 

 1 Quart starch gruel, 

 Mix. 



Give as one dose. Repeat it if necessary ever}^ four hours. Restrict 

 the drinking a little, and feed lightly when the appetite returns. 



XV. Dysentery. 



The nature of this disease is bloodv evacuations with ffreat straininsr, 

 There is inflammation of the mucous membrane of the large intestines, 

 with more or less fever and great irrital)ility of the intestinal tract. 



Causes. — Neglected diarrhoea and supcrpurgation ; too acid a condi- 

 tion of the bowels ; impure, indigestible and musty food ; and foul 

 atm()s])licre. 



How to know It. — By the bloody evacuations ; severe, frequent and 

 ineffectual attempts to pass fa-cal matter ; colicky pains ; considerable 

 fever; great thirst; no appetite; pulse quick, weak and compressible. 

 It is rather rare in the horse ; when it does exist, worms are often found* 

 too, and are thought by some to assist in the cause of it. 



