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Gangrene. An incipient mortification. In this stage of 

 the disease, there is generally a remission of pain ; the part 

 is deprived of vital force, by causes inducing a loss of tone. 



Garlic It operates upon the horse as a diffusible stimu- 

 lant and expectorant j possessing, also, diuretic properties. 

 The author considers garlic a valuable remedial agent in the 

 treatment of any disease where the constitution has suffered 

 through hard work, or ill usage. It is a general custom, on 

 the eastern coast of China, to allow cattle to eat as much 

 as they choose. They are never known to suffer any incon- 

 venience from it ; on the contrary, they appear to thrive, and 

 are scarcely if ever sick. The only objection to its long- 

 continued use in cattle is, that it imparts an unpleasant flavor 

 to the meat. It is considered by Gibson to be a valuable 

 remedy in coughs. He advises two or three of the cloves or 

 kernels, cut small, to be given in each feed, and observes that, 

 by continuing this practice, with right and well-timed exer- 

 cise and careful feeding, he has known many horses to recover, 

 even when there has been a suspicion of their wind. 



Gastric Juice. A juice formed in the stomach for the pur- 

 pose of digestion. 



Gastritis. Inflammation of the stomach. 



Gaunt Bellied. A term applied to a horse when he is 

 drawn up in the flank. 



Gelatine. A component part of animal matter. 



Gelding. A castrated horse. Such horses are not so vig- 

 orous as stallions ; the latter are freer from disease than geld- 

 ings, and. will do more work, and keep a better appearance, as 

 to coat and flesh, upon the same quantity of food. 



Gentian Root. A good tonic for a horse : the dose is two 

 or three drachms. 



Gestation. Being with young. The time of gestation in 

 the mare is eleven months ; of the cow, nine months. 



Ginger. An aromatic root, possessing stimulant and car- 

 minative properties. 



Glanders. A contagious disease peculiar to the horse, the 

 ass, and the mule. Many persons suppose that glanders and 



