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horse hangs its head and becomes half stupid, 

 having a flow of saliva from its mouth. In less 

 than twenty-four hours after this condition has 

 been effected the disease will be found to have 

 completely subsided. It is a great mistake in 

 this complaint to suppose that the stable should 

 be kept very close and warm, as the very cause 

 which in a great measure operated remotely in 

 inducing the disorder is again brought into play ; 

 rather keep warm clothing on the horse, which 

 will have a tendency to keep np insensible per- 

 spiration. After this the horse should be well 

 rubbed down, the legs in particular should have 

 a smart application of the brush to set up a cir- 

 culation, after which they should be well wrapped 

 in a flannel bandage to keep up the action ; the 

 rubbing should be repeated from time to time. 

 The less the animal eats the better ; corn should 

 in no case be given ; green food and mashes may 

 be set before him, but this in only small quan- 

 tities. If the oppression in breathing now sub- 

 sides, heat be restored to the limbs, and the 

 animal lies down, these are sure indications 

 that the horse is better, and that the symptoms 

 have abated. The strength and appetite will 

 now gradually improve, but much caution must 

 be exercised in not allowing the animal to take 

 too much food, which might have the effect of 

 inducing a return of the malady. Green food, 

 or, if that cannot be had, bran mashes and oat- 

 meal gruel, and a little sweet hay should compose 

 its food, but to restore strength where much 

 exhaustion prevails, tonic medicine should be 



