40 THE MODERN IIORSE DOCTOR. 



with green feed or scalded shorts. Superpurgation may be im- 

 mediately checked by a few doses of charcoal, or a small quanti- 

 ty of bay berry bark and ginger ; but if our subject be plethoric 

 no fears need be entertained of over purging from an ordinary 

 dose of medicine. See Cathartic Medicine, or Physic Mass. 



Should stomach staggers attack an over-driven or over-ridden 

 horse, he never having manifested any cerebral or digestive de- 

 rangement, nothing more is needed than rest, kind nursing, and 

 a light diet. If he recover at all, he will be more likely to do so 

 under the judicious promptings of a humane man than by any 

 other course. 



On the other hand, a debilitated, hrolcen-dovm subject must be 



put on a course of tonic medicine, alterative also in its character. 



The following serves as an example : — 



Powdered gentian, ~| 



" grams 01 paradise, f 



" sulphur, J 



Oatmeal, 1 pound. 



Mix. Divide the mass in twelve parts, and mix one with the 

 fodder, night and morning. 



The next form of this kind of disease has received the appel- 

 lation of 



SLEEPY STAGGERS. 



This disease is named sleepy from the fact that its most charac- 

 teristic symptom is that of coma or somnolency. The subject 

 may be surrounded by all the noise and confusion of a city 

 stable, yet, in the midst of this, and at any time, day or night, 

 will fall fast asleep with his mouth full of fodder. On arousing 

 him, he evinces some alarm ; yet almost immediately, and while 

 standing by his side, he is off into what appears to be a sound 

 nap. 



There are other features in the case that enable the observer 

 to make out a diagnosis, such as stertorous breathing ; slowness 

 of respiration ; slow, soft pulse ; amaurotic eyes, (generally 

 closed ;) the head either drooping or pressed forward into the 

 crib. In most cases the excrement is hard and knobby ; the 

 urine scanty 



