126 DISEASES OF ANIMALS. 



Another. "We once cured a horse of an obstinate 

 *,ough, on which a number of medicines were tried with- 

 out effect, by feeding him exclusively on sheep's orts. 

 They have peculiar medicinal properties, which they 

 imbibe from the dung and urine. [See Calves among 

 Sheep, under the head " Neat Cattle."] 



Another. Boil a small quantity of flax-seed ; mix it 

 ^n a mash of scalded bran, adding a few ounces of coarse 

 sugar, or some molasses or honey. 



BRONCHITIS. 



This is an inflammation of the air passages in the 

 lungs, and it often extends to the windpipe and throat. 

 It is produced in the same way as a common cold, and 

 is often the extension of inflammation from the throat 

 downward. It is sometimes slight, and soon disappears ; 

 at other times, though it may come on gradually, or 

 almost imperceptibly, it becomes obstinate and danger- 

 ous, as it may extend to the lungs, and affect them also. 

 Therefore it deserves early attention. The causes are 

 the same as those of influenza, pleurisy, inflammation of 

 the lungs, and colds. 



Symptoms. Cough, loss of appetite, a discharge from 

 the nostrils, quickening of the pulse and breathing. 

 These are the early indications of this disease. The 

 pulse soon becomes very quick and weak, the respiration 

 accelerated, the membrane of the nose and eyelids of a 

 deep red color, and the discharge from the nose dimin 

 ished or suspended. When these last symptoms ai^ 

 exhibited, it frequently proves fatal. 



But it generally appears in a milder form, with only 

 the symptoms first named. It is distinguished from 

 common catarrh by the quickness of the pulse, ranging 

 from forty-five to sixty pulsations in a minute, and the 

 disturbance in the breathing. It may be known from 

 inflammation of the langs, by warmth at the surface 

 and extremities, and the more moderate action of the 

 pulse. Sometimes it is complicated with other diseases, 

 and the symptoms will confound the practitioner. 



Remedv. Those who practice bleeding to great extent, 



