142 THE IMPROVED ART OE FARRIERY 



Barbadoes Aloes - - - 6 drachms, 

 Castile Soap - - - 4 drachms, 



Ginger - . - _ 4 drachms, 



mixed with syrup of buckthorn into a ball. 



" This may be given with the usual preparations ne- 

 cessary in purging, and will operate well without occa- 

 sioning either sickness or griping. 



" This ball may be repeated at the intervals of a 

 week, provided the horse does not appear weak after 

 the first dose." 



It sometimes happens that pleurisy and inflamma- 

 tion of the lungs are combined. 



There exists another difference, not yet mentioned, 

 by which pleurisy may be distinguished from inflam- 

 mation of the lungs. In the first, the flanks are very 

 restless, and the belly greatly tucked up ; in the latter, 

 the heaving of the flanks is regular, and the belly has 

 a full appearance. 



SWELLING OF THE BREAST, 



Or, as it is sometimes named, " Anticor," from its 

 position before the heart, is not so common with us 

 as among the horses of our continental neighbours. 

 Hard riding is said to produce it, together with a sud- 

 den stoppage of perspiration, allowing the horse to 

 drink cold water when in a heated state, and, lastly, 

 an excess of food without sufficient exercise. 



Symptoms. — Its name indicates one of its principal 

 symptoms, namely. Swelling of the Breast, which is 

 accompanied by stiffness in the neck, and this to such 



