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may be taken to good advantage ; but in the absence of 

 plethora he must not be bled ; a blister may be applied to the 

 sides, or the application of creosote will be found serviceable. 

 Injections of castile soap and water should be used occasion- 

 ally until the bowels are opened. Give every four hours one 

 of the following balls : of Barbadoes aloes six drachms ; 

 calomel three drachms ; mix with molasses, and divide into 

 twelve parts. Keep the body warm, and bandage the legs 

 with flannel ; turn into a loose box stall, where the atmosphere 

 is pure. When convalescent, give one of the following balls 

 night and morning : of sulphate of iron two ounces ; pulver- 

 ized gentian root one and a half ounces ; pulverized Jamaica 

 ginger one ounce ; and pulverized anise seed one ounce : mix 

 with molasses, and divide into sixteen parts. 



JAUNDICE. 



This disease depends upon an obstruction of the biliary ex- 

 cretions, causing a yellow discoloration of the mucous mem- 

 brane, fat, ligaments, and other tissues of the body ; it will 

 oftener be found in connection with other diseases than dis- 

 tinct and independent of them, although it does occasionally 

 exist in a pure or unmixed form, the symptoms of which are 

 not at first observed by the horseman on account of their 

 obscurity. 



The lining membranes of the eyelids and lips are of a yellow 

 or orange color, extending even to the white of the eye ; the 

 dung pale, small, and bally ; bowels generally constipated ; 

 appetite lost or languid ; the animal hangs his head, is dull 

 and mopy, and becomes very poor in flesh. 



