130 HORSE-TRAINING MADE EAST. 



a flaxseed poultice until healthy action takea 

 place. 



RHEUMATISM. 



This disease is of rare occurrence in thia 

 climate ; but in Ohio, and some other sections 

 of the United States, it is very common. Symp- 

 toms. — Stiffness in moving about, the animal is 

 lame first in one leg, then in another, the joints 

 sometimes become swollen, and are painful to the 

 touch, &c. Treatment. — The bowels should be 

 opened with the following purge : — 



R. Socotrine Aloes, 1 oz. 



Calomel, J dr. 



Pulv. Gentian Root, 2 " 



Mix with molasses, and form a ball. Give 

 internally one ounce of pine tar, made into a 

 ball with flour or flaxseed meal, once a day, and 

 bathe the parts with Kerr's East India Liniment, 

 prepared by Jennings & Higgins, Philadelphia, 

 Penna. 



CRAMP, 



This disease, even when it exists in a severe 

 form, is seldom suspected by the most experienced 

 horsemen, in consequence of the peculiar manner 

 in which the animal is handled. The horse 

 appears perfectly well, eating as usual ; but, on 

 attempting to take him out of the stall, he then 

 appears to have lost all power of motion in one 

 of his legs, usually one of the hind ones. Od 

 compelling the animal to move, ho takes two oj 



