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Ball. 



The same ball as that mentioned under 'Anaemia' and 

 ' Debility ' may be given. 



Ball. 



Iodine, twenty grains. 

 Powdered ginger, two drachms. 

 Powdered gentian, two drachms. 

 Treacle, a sufficient quantity. 

 This ball may be given twice daily. 



Insufflation. 



Iodoform, one part. 

 Starch, two parts. 



About a drachm of the above mixture may be injected 

 up the nostrils by means of a nasal insufflator twice daily. 



Fumigating Powder. 



Sulphur, one ounce. 



Tincture of iodine, two drachms, or as much as one 

 ounce, so as to saturate the sulphur. 



About half an ounce of this mixture may be sprinkled 

 on hot coals, held on a pan under the animal's nose, so that 

 the animal may breathe the fumes. 



Nephritis (vecfipov, the kidney). 



This disease is rarely met with in the horse. In acute 

 nephritis the cellular structure is involved, whereas in 

 chronic cases it is the interstitial tissues which are mainly 

 affected. In cases of acute nephritis caused by cold or 



