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stomach. By attention to to these measures, great 

 relief can be afibrded. 



Roaring, if it succeeds an attack of catarrh or 

 influenza, or is accompanied by a coug^h, is probably 

 Caving to thickeniuu: or ulceration of the membrane 

 of the larynx; and we should then, by blisters or se- 

 tons, do what we can to alfoi'd relief 



Lm'U'enza. — This disease has raged as an epidemic 

 from time to time. It appears to be a low nervous 

 fever, attended with great prostration of strength, 

 and alfecting more particularly the mucous niem- 

 hranes, sometimes selecting the air-passages, and 

 causing sore throat and bronchitis, and at others 

 confining itself more to the alimentary tract, and 

 producing loss of appetite, nausea, and irritable 

 Uovvels. Treatment. — We cannot do better than 

 commence by giving them diffusible stimulant, 

 sach as the following draught: 



Sjiirit of nitric ether, 1 ounce. 



Polassio-tarlrate of antimony, 1 {Iniclini. 



Nitrate of potash, 4 drachms. 



Warm water, 10 ounces. 



This may be repeated if required. Unless the pulse 

 is somewhat strong, it is better to avoid bleeding, 

 and in all cases it should be practised with modera- 

 tion. If the eyelids are much swollen, local bleed- 

 ing from the lids and eye veins can be practiced with 

 advantage. It is rarely necessary to administer ape- 

 rients, unless there is much costiveness, and then a 

 very mild laxative will be suthcient, «uch as two or 

 three drachms of aloes, or five to ten drops of croton 

 (ul. After the draught has been admini-itered six 

 hours, the following ball may be givin twice a- day, 

 for several days: 



Protochloride of mercury, 2 scruples. 



Potassio-tartrate of antimony, 2 " 



Nitrate of potash, 2 drachms. 



Linseed meal, 3 " 



To be made into a ball with soft soap. When the 

 fever is subdued, and debility and want of appetite 

 remain, the following tonic may be administered 

 twice a- day: 



Gentian powdered,. IX drachm. 



Pimento, powdered, )4 " 



Sulpliate of ir n, X " 



Linseed meal, 2 drachms. 



To be made into a ball with treacle. If there is 

 sore throat and cough, a liquid bhster, such as the 

 acetous tincture of cantharides, should be well rub- 

 bed into the throat, and in severe cases a seton may 

 be inserted. When the chest is much affected, the 

 sides or brisket should be blistered. 



Mange is one of the most contageous diseases to 

 which the horse is liable. It is owing to a very mi- 

 nute insect, called the Acarvs equi, which burrows 

 under the skin, and breeds with great rapidity.' 

 Treatment. — The skin should, in the first place, be 

 deared from all dirt, after which the following lini- 

 ment should be thoroughly rubbed in, and it is bet- 

 ter and safer that the whole of the body snould re- 

 ceive a dressing: 



Sulphur vivum, 4 ounces. 



White hellebore, 2 drachms. 



Oil of tar, 4 ounces. 



Linseed oil, 1 pound. 



To be well mixed together. Plenty of friction 

 should be employed in rubbing in the liniment, for 

 this friction not only insures the better application 

 of the ointment, but is in itself a part of the cura- 

 tive treatment. The liniment should be repeated 

 daily for several days, after which the body should 



be well washed with soap und water, and the appli- 

 cation renewed. Of course the worst places should 

 receive the strongest and most frequent applications. 

 Bleeding and physic are useless in this disease. 



Chafi'KI) IIkkls consists of a breach in the con- 

 tinuity of the skin at the heels, and is produced by 

 the application of wet and cold to the legs, so as to 

 inflame the skin and parts beneath. Treatment — 

 The horse should be put under the action of a brisk 

 purgative, during which linseed poultices should be 

 placed on the heels. Forced exercise should be 

 avoided, as the motion will prevent the wound from 

 healing, but a loose box may be u I lowed. After two 

 days, the following lotion should be applied to the 

 heels, and also to the poultices, which may be con- 

 tinued for several days: 



Sulphate of zinc, 4 drachms. 



Alum, powdered, 4 " 



Water, 1 pint 



As soon as the physic has ceased to operate, diure- 

 tics may be given, and, if necessary, another purga- 

 tive. After the irritation has been removed by the 

 poultices and other treatment, the following powder 

 may be applied daily to the chap: 



Powdered chalk, 1 ounce. 



Sulpliate of zinc, 1 drachm. 



Alum 1 



Bole Armenian, 4 drachms. 



Mix. 



Greasr consists in a very peculiar and offensive 

 discharge from the heels. The treatment should be 

 the same as we have advised for chapped heels, but 

 requires to be more vigorously pushed and longer 

 continued. The occasional application of charcoal 

 will be found ureful as an antiseptic, in addition to 

 the other remedial agents. Chloride of lime will 

 also be useful. When allowed to go unchecked, the 

 heels become covered with excrescence, called 

 grapes, which, when they do not occupy a very 

 large extent of surface, may be removed by the 

 knife and caustic, but when they occupy the whole 

 surface of the skin, both of the heels and the leg, a 

 cure is not to be anticipated. 



Wounds. — The treatment of a simple incised 

 wound consists in bringing the divided parts to- 

 gether, and retaining them in such position by sutures 

 or bandages, plasters being for the most part pre- 

 cluded in the horse, in consequence of the hair. In 

 contused and lacerated wounds, a poultice should be 

 applied after the wound is properly cleaned, and the 

 ragged parts removed with a sharp knife, the wound 

 at the same time being sprinkled daily with a little 

 powdered resin. When a healthy surface is secured, 

 the wound may be stimulated daily with a little 

 compound tincture of myrrh, and protected from the 

 atmosphere by an astringent powder, such as the 

 following: 



Prepared chalk, powdered, 1 ounce. 



Alum, powdered, 1 draehn*. 



Armenian bole, powdered, ,.1 '• 



Sulphate of zinc, powdered, 1 scruple. 



To be well mixed together. Under such simple 

 treatment very formidable wounds may be cured. 



To DESffRoy Mites in Cheese. — A piece of woolen 

 cloth should be dipped in sweet oil, which should be 

 well rubbed on the cheese. If one application be 

 not sufficient to destroy the mites, this remedy may 

 be used as often as they appear. The cheese shelves 

 should be well washed with soap and water. 



