52 THE COMPLETE FARRIER. 



The common kind is a swelling under or between the jaw-bone^ 

 The other, which is called the bastard kind, is much the worst. 

 Sometimes swellings appear on the buttocks, break, and discharge 

 matter for a few days, and then dry up, after which others appear in 

 a fresh place in the same manner. I have known horses that have 

 had this complaint eight or ten weeks. 



The common kind begins with a swelling between the jaw-bones, 

 which sometimes extends to the muscles of the tongue, and is often 

 attended with so much heat, pain and inflammation, that before the 

 matter is formed the creature swallows with the utmost difficulty. 



Symptoms. — The Strangles is attended with great heat and fever, a 

 painful cough, and great inclination to drink, without being able. 

 Some horses lose their appetites entirely, and others eat but very 

 little, occasioned by the pain resulting from the motion of the jaws in 

 chewing and swallowing. When the horse runs much at the nose, is 

 is not a good sign. 



Although this disease is very troublesome, it is not dangerous, 

 except when the swelling turns upwards against the windpipe and 

 gullet, and then there is danger of suffocation if it do noi break soon. 



Cure. — The Strangles is not properly a disease, but a discharge 

 common to young horses, and therefore it follows that the discharge 

 must be promoted in order to throw off the offensive matter. The 

 best method of doing this is to keep the swelling always soft by soak- 

 ing it with softening ointment, such as marshmallows, or elder oint- 

 ment. I have known oil of swallows, with a little spirits of hartshorn 

 in it, to be very useful in bringing the swelling forward and causing it 

 to break. A cloth in the form of a cap, put on the horse's head, and 

 stuffed with wool to keep the swelling warm, will be of great service. 

 Some people apply a poultice, but there is no need of this if the above 

 be properly used. Give plenty of warm water, with a little meal on- 

 it ; for in this disorder a horse cannot swallow dry meat enough for 

 its support. 



Sometimes the Strangles gather four or five times, and break in 

 many places ; and you must observe that if the orifices are not wide 

 enough, they must be opened with the point of a knife, and by this- 

 means it will be prevented from breaking out in so many places. 

 After the swelling appears, it will be five or six days before it breaks 

 and discharges. There is always a small discharge at the nostrils, 

 but it is little or no grievance to the horse. 



When the swelling is broken, and the orifice of a proper size to 

 discharge the matter, dress with the following ointment spread on tow ■ 



Take Yellow Rosin and Burgundy Pitch, of each one pound ; Honey and Common 

 Turpentine, of each half a pound : Bees' Wax, four ounces: Hog's' Lard, one 

 pound and a half; and of Verdigris, finely powdered, one ounce. Melt the' 

 ingredients together, but do not put the Verdigris in till nearly cold, and keep 

 stirring all the time till cold, or the Verdigris will fall to the bottom. 



This is one of the best salves for wounds that has been found out, 

 and especially for old ones. 



The Bastard Strangles requires the same kind of treatment, but it 

 is proper to give the horse a doss or two ©f calomel physic also. 



