12 How to distiaguish siqns of IleaUh or Disease. 



•still stringy. If it becomes thick and creamy, sinks in water, and 

 oan be thoroughly mixed with it, there is disease of some sort 

 undoubtedly, so observe for other symptoms to identify the 

 disease. 



PULSE can be soon discovered by placing two fore-fingers 

 under middle of jowl or cheek-bone on left side, and moving 

 them about until pulse is found. In health it averages 36 

 beats a minute when at rest, — the smaller the horse the quicker 

 the pulse. 55 beats denotes fever. 75 is very bad, and when at 

 100 per minute, the animal cannot survive long. In debility 

 pulse is hardly perceptible. 



USE OF THERMOMETER. A small clinical one, such as 

 doctors place under a human being's tongue, may be used with 

 horses by inserting its bulb for four consecutive minutes into 

 the rectum {i.e., up under the tail). In health it will always 

 mark precisely the same number of degrees in all seasons and 

 climates, probably 99i°. First, when in health, ascertain by 

 three or four trials what your horse's average temperature is ; 

 then, if any internal inflammation be suspected, thermometer will 

 conclusively indicate by its iiicreased number of degrees, if 

 such be the case or not. 



