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Pnedmonia, or Inflammation of the Lungs — Begins with a chill, succeeded 

 by a fever; this repeated several times;, extremities, always cold; breathing, 

 hurried and distressed; pulse, quick; mouth and breath, very hot; painful 

 cough; fore feet, wide apart; grinding of the teeth; weakness; staggering; 

 struggling; groaning k 298 



Consumption. — Pulse, feeble; nose, ears, legs, and skin cold and clammy; 

 membranes of nose of an ashy color; breath, hot and very offensive; painful 

 cough; discharge from nose of a purulent matter, mixed with blood 301 



Pleurisy. — Inspiration, short and painful; expiration, little or no faster than 

 in health; respiration, 40 or 50 per minute; pulse, accelerated, strong, and 

 wiry; legs, drawn together; head, protruded f. 806 



DISEASES OF THE STOMACH AND BOWELS. 

 '^ (Page 307— 327.) 

 Sour Stomach 809 



Colic in the Stomach 310 



The Bot :■ 312 



Tnflammation of the Bowels (Enteritis.) — Spasms of suffering; profuse 

 sweating, especially about the shoulders, sides, neck, and head; shaking and 

 trembling; convulsive Iwitching of the muscles of the body; pawing and 

 stretching ; throwing the head around to the side ; the horse lies down, endeav- 

 oring to roll on to his back, and strikes his fore-legs against his chest, and sud- 

 denly springs up again; throwing back his ears, he swiftly starts off, turns 

 round two or three times, and falls to the ground; switches and jerks his tail; 

 lips and ears, cold; pulse, from 65 to 80 316 



Flatulent Colic 323 



Inflammation and Rupture of the Colon. — Sides and flanks puffed out; 

 high fever; intense suffering 326 



Inilammation and Bleeding of the Rectum »...., 326 



Soreness and Itching of the Anus 326 



