324 EDUCATING THE HORSE. 



FOR INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS. 



First, bleed thoroughly ; then give tine, vera- 

 trum, ^oz, ; laudanum, 4 oz. ; tincture aconite, 

 ^ oz. ; shake well, and give a teaspoonful every 

 three hours, in a pint of water, well sweetened, 

 and, if the pulse is not reduced in a short time, 

 increase the dose to a tablespoonful, until the 

 fever abates. As soon as the horse recovers so 

 as to eat and lie down naturally, keep him on 

 hay, with a few carrots or potatoes, and daily 

 give a bran-mash, with saltpetre, pulverized anti- 

 mony and sulphur, for a week or ten days, and 

 you will prevent dropsy of the chest, which usu- 

 ally follows this disease. 



A REM ED Y TO CURE THE HE A VES. 



One-half pint of turpentine, 2 oz. assafoetida, 

 2 oz aloes, 4 oz. lobelia seed, i quart of whisky, 

 2 oz. of sal ammoniac, 4 oz. salcratus, i oz. of 

 camphor. 



Dose, one tablespoonful once a day. 



