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horse, la a few clays, perhaps a week or twj, your su* 

 picions wJl be removed' or confirmed. It" it be glanders, 

 a perceptible prostration of constitutional vigour will be 

 apparent, the membrane of the nose will be ulcerated, 

 and will iiave a glutinous discharge, and the lungs will 

 subsequently be ulcerated : little if any fever appears in 

 this disease; and in this respect it differs from other difc-- 

 eases in which the nostrils discharge a mucous (not gluti 

 nous^ liscliarge. A test is recommended, to prove the 

 fact of glanders, or net, which is to let the matter from 

 the nose drop into a pail of water-— if it be glanderous, 

 but not without, it will sink to the bottom. This, though 

 not an infallible test, is a very good one. — However, as 

 soon as ^ou have good reason to believe that glanders 

 really doea exist, call in the veterinary surgeon, and act 

 under his advice ; or if the animal be not worth the ex- 

 pense likely to be incurred, (a cure cannot be for a moment 

 calculated upon,) let the next consideration be to terminate 

 the glanders and its existence together. 



Wounds — Having treated of the principal internal dis 

 eases of horses, we shall now say a few words on wounds : 

 here cau.-.e and symptoms are not necessary, the wound 

 furnishing evident proof of its nature and existence ; our 

 remarks will, therefore, have only reference to the means 

 of cure. 



Wounds are — simple, as cuts, or the like ; or compound, 

 as broken and lacerated : the first are easily treated ; lit- 

 tle else bemg generally necessary than to bring the divided 

 parts together carefully by means of the needle and thread, 

 and a few stitches through the skin only : an adhesive plas- 

 ter should then be fixed on the sides of the wound near ics 

 edges, after which it should be dressed with Friar's balsam, 

 or tincture of aloes, and the whole secured by a bandage. 

 Where the ends of the wounded skin are so far apart as 

 net to admit of brinGfinsr them tosfcther by the needle and 

 thread, apply a poultice or fermentation; and if the part 

 form intc a swelling, and be about to break, you may accel* 

 eiate this by using the following digestive linement : 



Olivr oil, fresh and good, - four ounces : 



Spirits of turpentine, - - an ounce and a half ; 



Tim ture of camphor, - - one unce ; 



Tmc*;ure of ouium, - - ontj ounce. 



