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Symptoms of tBfe ^rangfb*. 



thirst, attended with extreme difficulty to drink; 

 some horses entirely lose their appetite, and others 

 feat very sparingly. The inflammation, or swell* 

 Jn'g, generally appears on the inside of the jaw- 

 bone, sometimes in the middle, betwixt the jaws, 

 under the tongue-roots, the upper part of the 

 throat, called the larynx, or the head of the wind- 

 pipe, or gullet. When this last part is affected, 

 he breathes quick, and holds out his nose and 

 head constantly in the same position, his eyes ap- 

 pearing as though they were fixed in his head. 

 This disorder sometimes discharges itself at the 

 nose, which is often very troublesome to cure. In 

 this case it is called a bastard strangles ; and 

 without prbper care and management it may turn 

 to the glanders. 



The best remedy is, to use every endeavour to 

 assist nature, by keeping the horse in a warm 

 stable, and well covered with a rug. Warm wa- 

 ter, and hot mashes, should be given two or three 

 times a day ; not omitting to bed him well down, 



