104 THE MODERN HORSE DOCTOR. 



It does not interfere with the treatment of any disease, how- 

 ever, to use simple remedies to mitigate a cough which seems so 

 intense as to cause the patient some annoyance ; in this view we 

 resort to 



Powdered slippery elm, "1 

 " Indian turnip, ( 

 " elecampane, > of each 4 ounces. 

 " skunk cabbage, j 

 " caraway seeds, J 



Dose, half an ounce twice a day, in gruel. 



A cough may sometimes continue after the disappearance of 

 pulmonary disease, catarrh, influenza, &c. : for this we prescribe 



Balsam of fir, . " . . . . . . 1 ounce, 



Sweet spirits of nitre, .... 2 ounces, 



Sirup of garlic, 4 ounces. 



Dissolve the balsam in the nitre, then add the garlic. Dose, one 

 ounce, night and morning ; to be given in mucilage or thin gruel. 

 For an old chronic cough that seems likely to wear the animal 

 out, and also the patience of its owner, depending perhaps on 

 some organic change, or irritable state of the respiratory surfaces, 

 use counter irritation, and give a dose of the following, night and 



Powdered pleurisy root, 

 " licorice, 

 " lobelia, 

 " sulphur, 

 " sassafras, 

 " bloodroot, 



equal parts. 



Dose, one ounce, night and morning, for the first two days ; then 

 omit the morning dose. To be mixed with the food. 



A cough occasioned by derangements of the digestive organs, 

 or from worms, &c, may be always relieved by the following : — 



Powdered worm seed, 

 Whole mustard seed, 

 Castile soap shavings, 

 Powdered goldenseal, 

 " poplar bark, 

 " sulphur, 

 " salt, 

 " charcoal, 



> of each 1 ounce. 



Mix ; and divide the mass into eight parts, and give one every 

 night in the food. 



In the treatment of any kind of cough, the horse should be de- 

 prived of his usual amount of water, and be compelled to drink 



