102 DISEASES OF THE HEAD 



deal Avith the beast, I will take the liberty in this, as 

 in other cases, to offer simple remedies that can do no 

 harm, and have in my own experience been beneficial. 



Bleeding is admissible only in extreme cases, and 

 under professional advice, at the commencement of an 

 inflammatory attack, in aff'ections of the brain, or serous 

 and fibrous membranes — not in mucous ones. In cases, 

 however, of sudden pulmonary congestion, or apoplexy 

 of the lungs, general depletion is indicated. Blood- 

 letting should never be had recourse to in distemper or 

 injiuenza^^ neither should purging be thought of in 

 such cases, as it lowers the system, which, on the con- 

 trary, requires all the sustaining power possible. 



Give at once, in the most inviting small mash of 

 bran, or in the form of a ball, — 



2 drachms of nitre ; 



giving little or no hay, and nothing but warm mashes 

 of bran or linseed, if they will be taken. If the symp- 

 toms are urgent, give in a ball, — 



3 drachms of nitre, with 

 1 drachm of camphor. 



Also %cell hand-ruh, with a liniment composed of equal 

 parts spirits of turpentine and oil mixed, all under the 

 windpipe, the gullet, within three inches of the ear, by 

 the parotid glands, and inside the jowls. Use the 

 liniment twice the first day if the symptoms are severe, 

 and once each day subsequently — abating its use ac- 

 cording to the disappearance of the disease. 



The horse should be placed if possible in a loose-box, 



* A little work on blood-letting, by Professor Hugh Ferguson 

 of Dublin, is well worthy of consultation on the subject. 



