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be looked upon as a favourable one, more especially when 

 it is accompanied by nasal catarrh. Sometimes, however, 

 the trouble will persist for weeks when associated with 

 influenza. The stableman's remedy for sore throat 

 consists of stimulating the throat through the application 

 of mustard paste, blistering ointment, or white oil, but it 

 is not advisable to do too much in this line, as the skin 

 becomes very sore ; in fact, blistered, and this external 

 soreness is very liable to become worse than the original 

 trouble. There can be no objection to a single application 

 of mustard, but it should be washed off in an hour or two 

 and the part throughly dried. An ounce of chlorate of 

 potash should be added to the drinking water night and 

 morning. Scalded linseed, bran, and oats is the best 

 fodder under these circumstances. Do not give any hay 

 or dry food. We must not forget to state that the 

 majority of cases of sore throat occur in connection with 

 strangles, and must be treated according to the lines 

 laid down under that trouble. 



Pneumonia 



Inflammation of the lungs and structures in close 

 relationship to the same has always been a fairly common 

 malady in the horse, and one which accounts for quite a 

 large percentage of deaths, more especially where a 

 number of horses are congregated together, under condi- 

 tions which are not favourable to their general welfare. 

 During the Great War pneumonia was the principal 

 scourge amongst Army horses, and the percentage of 

 deaths from this cause was extremely high. The disease 

 under consideration has always been referred to as 

 " septic pneumonia," probably on account of the ex- 

 tremely fatal nature of the malady, coupled with its rapid 

 dissemination amongst the animals. There can hardly be 

 a shadow of doubt as to the extremely virulent nature of 

 the malady, combined with its infective nature. If a 



