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he falls, there is great danger that, with his stiffened limhs 

 and set joints, he will never rise again. The method of 

 hleedinff which we recommend obviates the difficulties which 

 attend the ordinary course, as it relaxes the system, while the 

 action of the vital forces remains uninterrupted. 



The nerves must now be tranquilized by powerful opiates, 

 and further relaxation effected by the use of physics. A 

 half gill of laudanum is not a large dose in this case. Mix 

 this with half a pound of salts, dissolved in a pint of warm 

 water. N'ext, get a horn, open at both ends, and, inserting 

 the small end into the horse's mouth, between the front and 

 back teeth, turn the mixture very slowly down his throat. 

 At the end of six hours, give half of the above dose of salts 

 in the same way. Use every exertion to secure an operation 

 of the bowels as soon as possible. Give one quart of corn- 

 meal gruel, as a clyster, every five or six hours. This will 

 also afford nearly as much nutriment to the system as if it 

 were received into the stomach. Keep a soft bran-mash or 

 thick meal gruel before him, as before directed. 



Treatment of another character should next be applied. 

 Put a pint of spirits of camphor and half a gill of tobacco- 

 juice in a gallon of warm water, and in this boil a peck of 

 oats or coarse bran. Have them in a bag, so that they will 

 be loose, and, after boiling for fifteen minutes, apply the bag 

 to the horse's throat, as hot as he can bear it. Fasten it on 

 over the top of the head, so that he can not get it off, or, 

 if necessary, his head may be tied. At the same time spread 

 a good, large blanket or quilt over him, and fasten it. This 

 course will generally throw the horse into a fine perspira- 

 tion, which will be one great point gained. Change the 

 poultice every six hours for two days, and continue to keep 

 him well covered with the blanket or quilt. 



If these directions are faithfully carried out, the horse will 

 probably recover, unless he is suffered to starve to death. A 

 cure is quite easy if the disease be attacked at an early 

 stage. 



We may add another simple method of treating tetanus, 



