The Ailments of Horses. 47 



Having done this, give the following 



draught : — 



R. — ^Barbadoes aloes ... ... 5 drachms. 



Tincture of belladonna ... 2 drachms. 



Tincture of ginger... ... jounce. 



Chloric ether ... ... ... 1^ ounce. 



Aqua ... ... ... ... ^ pint. 



Mix. Dissolve aloes in water. 



Directions. — Give the whole at once, and repeat 

 every six hours, omitting the aloes. 



An improvement is denoted by dimin- 

 ished j)ain and the flow of urine. 



Knees, broken. — The term " broken- 

 knee " is commonly employed to indicate 

 any form of wound to the knee or knees, 

 no matter whether such be the mere 

 grazing of the skin, or one in which the 

 joint is opened, or even the bones frac- 

 tured. 



Commonly, an injury to the knee is 

 the result of a fall, the gravity of which 

 is determined by the condition of the 

 ground upon which the accident happens. 

 The harder and more flinty the road, 

 usually the greater the degree of injury. 



Some horses — e.g.^ " speedy cutters " — 

 are very liable to stumble. Careless 

 driving may cause the horse to fall ; but 

 we must never be too ready to lay the 

 blame to the driver, because such acci- 

 dents will, and do, often happen to the 

 most expert horsemen and drivers. 



Symptoms. — When the skin has been 

 merely bruised there may be nothing but 

 a little swelling to indicate this, with, of 

 course, a slight degree of stiffness in the 

 joint owing to the latter. 



In other cases the tendons may be 



