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keep both mare and colt in a quiet place. Milk 

 the mare dry and doctor the colt. 



John Bradburn strongly advised giving colts 

 troubled with diarrhea a blackberry cordial, full 

 directions for the making of which are described in 

 his book ''Breeding and Developing the Trotter." 



A horseman writes : "John Bradburn's black- 

 berry cordial has not proved sufficient in my ex- 

 perience, especially in obstinate cases. I have se- 

 cured the best results from paregoric and aro- 

 matic syrup of rhubarb, equal parts." 



A favorite prescription of A. L. Thomas, and 

 one with which he once saved the life of Alta Ax- 

 worthy, 3, 2:10^2, when she was suffering from a 

 severe case of diarrhea, is: Take colt out of sun 

 (if turned out) and give it the yolk of an egg to 

 which has been added lo to 20 drops of tincture 

 of opium. Three or four doses a day should be 

 given until relief is obtained. Another prescrip- 

 tion is an egg in a pint of milk given three times 

 a day until cured. Another good prescription is a 

 teaspoonful of lime water in several of milk, given 

 every three hours. At the Allen Farm, Pittsfield, 

 ]\rass., the remedy for diarrhea is limewater. 



Roy Miller writes : ''As to diarrhea in colts, 

 let me give }-ou a sug'2:e5tion which I received 

 from Major Daingerfield, to whom every breeder 

 in this world has to 'take off his hat.' He told me 

 that his colts were never bothered with diarrhea. 

 to speak of, and especially soon after foal- 



