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relief in hall an hour, it will be well to give the following every three 

 hours until it operates: 



Turpentine I ounce. 



Raw linseed oil i quart. 



Mix and give at one dose. Then follow up wi^h the first named colic 

 remedy above, every hour until the horse is comfortable and eating. 



FLATULENT COLIC. 



Powdered grains of paradise i teaspoonful 



Powdered caraway seeds J i teaspoonful 



Oil peppermint 20 drops 



Powdered slippery elm i tablespoonful 



Hot water i pint 



Mix, give one dose and repeat if necessary. It is perfectly harmless. 

 If the disease proves a complicated one, no time should be lost in 

 calling a competent veterinarian. 



DIARRHEA— SCOURS. 



Powdered ginger (African) 3 drachms 



Powdered charcoal 2 drachms 



Flour gruel i pint 



Oil peppermint 20 drops 



]\Iix and give at one dose, which may be repeated in six hours if the 

 disease is not checked. We should not be in too great a hurry to stop 

 the diarrhea or we will be in greater trouble. If the liver is involved in 

 the difficulty, we may give a few doses of the following: 



Powdered gentian 2 oimces 



Powdered ginger (African) i ounce 



Salt I ounce 



Mix and give in half ounce doses twice a day. The first may answer 

 the purpose, but it may require both to accomplish a cure. ■ 



SCOURS IN THE YOUNG FOAL. 

 This is a matter of more than passing notice. The young foal is 

 dependent on its dam for all the food it gets, consequently our attention 

 should be to the feed and care of the mother of the colt rather than the 

 colt itself. If the food is not sufficiently nourishing for the requirements 

 of both, it will first show in the colt. But if the food for the mare is 

 generous and she is a glutton in both eating and drinking, the colt is 

 very apt to have an attack of the scours, and instead of treating the colt 

 for the disease, we should cut down on the feed and drink of the mare, 

 and the trouble will soon be over with. Sometimes, limiting the water 

 supply to the mare will be all that is necessary to relieve the colt of 

 scours. A raw egg broken in the mouth of the colt and swallowed is 

 beneficial, but will not relieve the difficulty without attention to the feed 

 and drink of the dam. 



SLAVERING. 



Powdered bayberry bark I ounce 



Powdered gum myrrh I ounce 



Powdered goldenseal i ounce 



Powdered ginger I ounce 



Powdered sulphur i ounce 



Mix and divide into eight powders, giving one (in fine feed) night 



