112 DISEASES OF THE HEAD. 



and being kept warm with plenty of sheets, hoods, and 

 bandages, the door and window of his stable should 

 be thrown open during a considerable portion of the 

 warmer part of the day, to give him irtenty of fresh 

 pure air. 



The head should be kept as pendant as possible, in 

 order to induce the throwing of the nasal discharge, 

 which will be further assisted by steaming the nostrils, 

 using a very large nose-bag (if possible of haircloth), 

 half -filled with common yellow deal sawdust, having 

 an ounce of spirits of turpentine well mixed through 

 it ; or better, hot bran mashes, of which the poor beast 

 may be tempted to pick a little when first applied. 



Either application must be kept at a high tempera- 

 ture by the frequent addition of hot water. 



The nose-bag must be used several times a -day — 

 kept on for twenty minutes at a time, and never suf- 

 fered to remain on the animal till its contents (which 

 should of course be frequently changed) become cold or 

 offensive. Or the nostrils may be steamed as well, in 

 a more simple way, thus : — Fill a bucket full of hay, 

 stamp it down with the foot, pour boiling water upon 

 it, renew the boiling water every ten minutes. Let a 

 man hold the horse's head in the bucket over the steam 

 for about half an hour at a time, three or four times 

 a-day. 



As recovery progresses, gradually resume ordinary 

 feeding — remembering that in this, as in all cases of 

 illness where the constitution has been debilitated, it 

 has to be carefully rebuilt by food and suitable exercise 

 to fit the animal for work. It should be borne in mind 

 that respiratory diseases appear to be very contagious^ 

 for which reason, if for no other, the patient on the 



