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common turpentine, twenty drops of muriatic acid, two 

 drachms of powdered ginger, and ten ounces of decoction 

 of oak bark. Give such a dose once a day during a week. 

 In cases where the discharge is very profuse sugar of lead 

 and oil of turpentine may be used, as follows: Take one 

 drachm of sugar of lead, dissolve it in a sufficient quantity of 

 warm water, add thereto two drachms of oil of turpentine, 

 previously beaten into an emulsion with one yolk of egg; 

 shake this mixture well together with half a pint of flaxseed 

 tea, and give such a dose morning and evening during a 

 week. The local treatment should be conducted as follows: 

 By inserting the hand it may be ascertained whether the 

 discharge proceeds from the womb, which is likely to be the 

 case if the cervix or neck of the womb is wide open. In this 

 case injection of warm water should be made into this organ 

 by means of a long, flexible catheter, with a view of washing 

 out the contents; after which, by the same means, make in- 

 jections twice or thrice daily of tar water, clear lime water, 

 or a solution of sulphate of zinc (half an ounce to each pint 

 of water). A change of remedy often hastens the cure of 

 such cases; wherefore, a solution of sugar of lead (two 

 drachms to each pint of water) may be used every second 

 week. The contents of the womb should, as far as possible, 

 be withdrawn before the remedies are injected. In case the 

 disease is confined to the vagina the cleansing and applica- 

 tion of medicine may be done by the use of an ordinary 

 syringe that will hold at least half a pint. For uterine 

 application the capacity of the syringe should be from a pint 

 to a quart. If the morbid discharge from the genital parts 

 is due to the presence of polypi, or any other kind of tumors, 

 of course the internal as well as local treatment above sug- 

 gested will be useless, as a permanent cure under such cir- 

 cumstances would wholly depend upon whether these tumors 

 were removable or not. 



COLT FOUNDER, SO-CALLED. 



Laminitis, or so-called founder, after foaling, is generally 

 more troublesome or dangerous than the same disease oc- 

 curring at other times and from other causes. It is some- 



