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Remedy. — Immediately after the first attack of this 

 disease, recourse should be had to bleeding. Three or four 

 quarts of blood from the neck generally have the eifect of 

 arresting the symptoms. Another method is to cut the 

 palate, which will permit a sufficient flow of blood to have 

 the desired effect, that is, from two to three quarts. This, 

 of course, should only be resorted to if the driver happens 

 not to possess a lancet at the time the horse is attacked. 



The bleeding place of the palate is in a direct line 

 between the middle and second cutting teeth, and situate a 

 little more than an inch within the mouth. Here the vein 

 and artery make a curve. A sharp penknife may be used, 

 and cut down upon the spot where they intersect each 

 other. The result will be a plentiful flow of blood, and 

 which will stop of its own accord when two or three quarts 

 have issued forth. In consequence of the artery being cut 

 across, it will shrink and speedily cease to bleed, and the 

 application of a sponge, or piece of rag and cold water, will 

 stop the bleeding of the vein. In this operation the nerve 

 is generally divided, but no bad eflects will result from it. 



If the cut is made a little too much on one side, and 

 nearly opposite the second incisor tooth, it is possible the 

 artery may be wounded longitudinally, but not divided, in 

 which case there may be great difficulty in arresting the 

 flow of blood. The most effectual method is to make a 

 large and compact pl-edget of lint or tow, which should be 

 rolled round a piece of twine, and then firmly tied round 

 the front teeth, and its pressure on the surface of the 

 bleeding part will generally stop it ; but should this prove 

 ineffectual, then a gag may be constructed so as to press 

 upon the pledget, which is sure to stop the bleeding. 



It is only when a horse is on a journey that the above 

 mode of bleeding, by cutting the bars of the palate, is to bo 



