Diseases. 37 



Treatment. 



Fresh air, warm fomentations to sides and legs, followed by 

 hand-rubbing, bandages, and warm clothing. Mustard poul- 

 tice to chest. Soft food. Two glasses of spirits in pint of 

 w^arm water may be given internally. If symptoms do not 

 decrease, bleeding is necessary. On first symptoms, 

 if possible, give one drachm carbonate of ammonia in pint of 

 water, repeating the dose after 30 minutes if pulse does not 

 abate. 



Give 10 to 20 drops of tincture of aconite in pint of gruel as 

 drench to quiet the heart. Work must be moderate. 



Steady exercise to promote sweating ; stop gram, give mashes 

 and green food, and half bucket of Avater to drink several 

 times a day. If very bad, give purge or warm clysters. 



When recovering, half ounce of powdered chiretta may be 

 sprinkled on foot twice a day. 



Immediate action necessar}^ or guts get entangled from grip- 

 ing and horse must die. Rub belly and sides hard by hand 

 and exercise if possible. Back rake and give colic clyster (1 

 pint turpentine in 2 quarts hot soapsuds) at once, or if you 

 can't get it, give warm water enema. Give camphor-ball (1^ 

 drachms) at once, repeating every half- ho lu- till gripes 

 stop. If camphor not at hand, give quart of beer warm 

 with 2 glasses whisky and one ounce powdered ginger in it. 

 Keep body warm, and afterwards give mashes. For various 

 colic medicines, see "Prescriptions." \h oz. chlorodyne 

 in a pint of oil (linseed or olive) may be given on first symp- 

 toms if nothing else is available. The homoeopathic remedy 

 is 12 drops of mix vomica on a bit of bread. 



