*j6 Managemejit and Treatiiient of the Horse. 



glands become acted upon, and no doubt the 

 glandular system throughout the body is more or 

 less stimulated by it. It is a beautiful stimulant 

 to the nerves of the stomach and chest, it does 

 not nauseate, but will produce a nice pultaceous 

 state of the bowels, and cleanses all the mem- 

 branes. If continued too long or given in too 

 large doses, it will produce purging. I believe 

 we can accomplish everything with it that we can 

 with calomel, except nausea and salivation. Where 

 fever runs very high, pulse 80 or 92, give — 



Extract of belladonna 1 drachm. 



twice a day. 



If the patient is under my own care, I prefer 

 giving ten-drop doses in one table-spoonful of 

 water every hour, but this cannot always be done 

 with all patients; then large doses morning and 

 night are given. If the patient has sore throat, 

 the medicine should not be given in a drink form. 

 In cases where the animal has a thick coat, clip- 

 ping will have a magical effect. As to diet, one 

 quart of cold water every hour, linseed tea, malt 

 mashes, swede turnip, carrot, oat straw with the 

 oats in it, plenty of wild mint, if it can be got, 

 fresh grass, or a little sweet hay. Give anything 

 so that you can keep the animal feeding. It will 

 be gathered from what I advance that it is to the 

 secret processes of nature, and not so much to the 

 action of medicine, that the credit of the most 

 successful cases belongs; and, as I view the 

 beautiful theory of health and disease, this con- 

 clusion is forced upon me, that man in his 



