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pint molasses ; shake well together, and pour it down 

 while foaming. 



We have but little faith in medicine expelling hots ; we 

 can get the medicine into the horse's stomach, but w« 

 cannot get it down the throat of the worm when the food 

 does not suit him. 



The nit or egg can easily be got rid of by greasing the 

 horse's hair, and then rubbing it with a coarse cloth, or 

 by applying warm water, which loosens their hold on the 

 hair. 



COLIC. 



In nine cases out often, colic is the result of impaired di 

 gestive organs. The drinking of cold water when the 

 horse is heated, is a very sure origin of violent spasm 

 in the horse. Hard water is very apt to produce this 

 effect. Colic will sometimes follow the exposure of a 

 horse to the cold air or a cold wind, after strong exercise. 

 Green feed, although, generally speaking, most beneficial 

 to the horse, yet, given in too large a quantity, or when 

 he is hot, will frequently produce gripes. Doses of aloes, 

 both large and small, are not unfrequent causes of colic. 



Symptoms. — It is of much importance to distinguish 

 between spasmodic colic and inflammation of the bowels, 

 for the symptoms have considerable resemblance, although 

 the mode of treatment should be very different. 



The attack of colic is usually very sudden. The horse 

 begins to shift his posture, look around at his flanks, paw 

 violently, strike his belly with his feet, and crouch in a 

 peculiar manner, advancing his hind limbs under him ; he 

 will then suddenly lie, or rather fall down, and balance 

 himself upon his back, with his feet resting on his belly. 

 The pain now seems to cease for a little while, and he gets 

 up, and shakes himself, and begins to feed ; the respite, 

 however, is but short — the spasm returns more violently 

 — every indication of pain is increased — he heaves at the 

 flanks, breaks out into a profuse perspiration, and throws 



