HUNTERS 



same as a bronchitis kettle used for human 

 beings, but grooms usually steam the nasal 

 passage by pouring boiling water upon bran, 

 sawdust, hay, &c., though this is not a very 

 satisfactory method. Half an ounce each of 

 oil of eucalyptus and of turpentine may 

 be added, in order to medicate the vapour. 

 Instead of draughts, it is customary to use an 

 electuary. 



STRANGLES 



This is a very common malady in both 

 foals and young hunters, in fact, one of the 

 commonest troubles incidental to colts, and 

 one attack confers a degree of immunity, 

 though not absolute. There is no doubt that 

 strangles is an infective disease, though the 

 channels of infection are exceedingly difficult 

 to determine. In its ordinary manifestation 

 it is a comparatively benign complaint, and 

 one that most colts pass through, being 

 analogous in this respect to measles in a human 

 subject. Many owners of colts allow them 

 to remain out of doors whilst they are passing 



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