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few days. These attacks may be prevented in the case of horses 

 subject to them by moderate feeding and driving, and in warm 

 weather by keeping the forehead shaded by a canvas or cloth 

 hood elevated on a wire framework about two inches from the 

 forehead so as to protect the brain, and admit a free passage of 

 air between the two. The author believes that he was the first 

 to introduce this hood, which can be attached to the bridle, and 

 made as ornamental as may be desired. The use of hoods of 

 this kind in very hot weather would prevent the frequent falling 

 of horses in our streets from over-heating ; as the heat of tho 

 sun principally affects the brain in all these cases. 



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VEETIGO. 



This disease generally arises from water in the cranial ease, 

 causing pressure upon the brain. The animal is generally 

 attacked in harness, as in the preceding disease ; this arises from 

 the fact that the exercise causes the vessels of the brain to be- 

 come more active, fuller, and more distended with blood, and 

 consequently there is greater pressure upon this sensitive organ. 



The symptoms are similar to those of megrims, with, perhaps, 

 the addition of rearing, dropping suddenly as though struck 

 with death, and rising in a few moments as if nothing had hap- 

 pened, etc. 



The treatment mainly consists in keeping the bowels in good 

 order j working moderately ; giving no corn, and but little hay. 



EPILEPSY. 



This disease takes its name from the suddenness of its attack. 

 The animal is apparently in a perfect state of health, when sud- 

 denly he falls to the ground, generally (as in the two preceding^ 



