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The hair need not be clipped off before the applica- 

 tion of this poultice. Give every six hours, till the 

 arrival of the veterinary surgeon, from 30 to 40 grains 

 of ordinary grey powder mixed and administered in the 

 form of a ball.* Or, in place of grey powder, give 

 Fleming's tincture of aconite, eight drops every hour in 

 half a pint of cold water, until the arrival of a veterin- 

 ary surgeon. 



Let the animal have an additional quantity of the 

 purest air, with an increased supply of clothing, and in 

 cold weather the temperature should be slightly mode- 

 rated. The symptoms of recovery are denoted by grad- 

 ual cessation of heaving at the flanks ; the extremities 

 getting warmer ; the pulse less quick — softer to feel ; 

 and the animal appearing more lively. 



His strength must be kept up after the first day or 

 two by drenches of gruel, till mashes will be accepted. 



Cough, as before observed, generally accompanies in- 

 fluenza, distemper, and common cold, but thero are 

 instances where cough may be present with little or no 

 fever or other derangement, in which case change of 

 food from corn to bran or linseed mashes, with a limited 

 allowance of wetted hay or chaff, may be sufficient to 

 cure. 



As a rule, grooms should understand that when cough- 

 ing is heard, they are to give bran or linseed mashes 

 till further orders • nor should an animal suffering from 



* Practical men will tell you that the readiest and best way to 

 mix grey powder, as water will not make it adhere, is with saliva in 

 the palm of the hand, from whence it is transferred by a blunt knife 

 to the horse's tongue near the root, the tongue being drawn out for 

 the purpose. I can vouch for the efficacy of this not very elegant 

 proceeding where expedition is an object, having witnessed it 

 myself. 



