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when the horse is aged -, but the following might; 

 efficaciously used in ordinary cases, as a cure : — 



Camphor . - _ - 1 drachm, 



Tartar Emetic - - - 1 drachm, 



Assafetida - - - - 2 drachms, 

 mixed with as much liquorice-powder and honey as 

 will make a hall of a convenient size. Administer one 

 every night and morning, provided the bowels have 

 been previously opened by a clyster ; not unfrequently 

 the following drink is preferred: — 



Castor Oil > - - - 6 ounces. 



Tincture of Opium - - - 4 drachms. 



Prepared Kali - - - 4 drachms. 



Ginger - - - - - 1 ounce. 

 This is administered once every twelve hours, in a pint 

 of warm gruel. Bleeding a full plethoric horse, followed 

 by mercurial alteratives, with an occasional purgative, 

 and then turned to grass for three months, is recom- 

 mended by Blaine as a successful method of destroying 

 habitual Epilepsy. 



PARALYSIS. 



This is generally confined to the hinder parts of a 

 horse, and is called Paraplegia, Palsy, or Hemiplegia, 

 is very rare ; on this occasion the brain is afFeectd, the 

 muscular powers are relaxed, and one side of the animal 

 being paralysed, he falls, and all efforts to raise him are 

 vain. 



Causes. — ^Numerous causes might be assigned. A 

 sudden slip, a heavy blow on the spine, being confined 

 in a narrow stall and turning round too hastily, all 



