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the horse fell a victim to excessive drenching rather than 

 disease, and would have had a much better chance for re- 

 covery if nothing at all had been given him. 



The diseases of the stomach, described in the foregoing 

 pages, may be recapitulated in their proper order as follows : 



Sour stomach, produced by fermentation of the food. 



Exhalation of gases, causing painful distension. 



Inflammation, followed by decomposition. 



Spasmodic colic, with paroxysms of agony. 



Rupture of the stomach, and death. 

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THE BOT. 



This is the proper place to consider this so-called disease, 

 whose supposed frequency and fatality render it a subject of 

 deep interest to every proprietor of the horse. It has given rise 

 to numberless theories regarding both its cause and cure, all 



CUT OP THE BOT AND THE GAD-FLY. 



a and 6 The eggs of the gad-fly, adhering to the hair of the horse. 



c The appearance of the bots adhering to the walls of the stomach. 



d The bet detached. 

 e and / Gad-flies. 



strenuously urgBd by earnest advocates, of whom, neverthe- 

 less, there are exceedingly few but are willing to confess 

 they know next to nothing of the habits and office of the 



