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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 ]3ortion of the 

 warmer part of the day, to give him plenty of freth 

 pure air. 



The head should be kept as pendant as possible, in 

 order to induce the throwing off 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. 



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 exer- 

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

 mind that respiratory diseases appear to be very con- 

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

 on the first outbreak of distemper should be removed 

 away from the rest of the stud to a loose-box, if prac- 

 ticable ; the stall he leaves should be cleansed, and all 

 his utensils kept rigidly separate. 



White-wash and chloride of lime are useful and 

 simple as disinfectants. 



