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times weeks, been in a situation where cold could be 

 taken after this fashion ; in short, have not left their warm, 

 comfortable stables. But we must remember that a 

 high temperature is just as likely to brmg on a cold as 

 any other cause, especially when the subject has been 

 liberally fed ; catarrh, in general, oftener arises from heat 

 than cold. But an insalubrious atmosphere may be set 

 down as the chief cause of common colds. 



STifPTOMS. — ^A discharge from the nostrils, increased 

 redness of the membrane, lining the nostrils ; oozing of 

 tears from the corners of the eyes ; swellings underneath 

 the jaws; snorting; cough, with or without febrile 

 disorder. 



Treatment. — If the patient is in good flesh and the 

 weather is favorable, he may be turned out on green food 

 in the day time, and taken up at night, and a brand mash 

 given. If the weather be cold, let the patient have com- 

 fortable quarters, a good bed blanket, legs rubbed and 

 then bandaged with flannel ; for diet, scalded shorts. The 

 soreness of the throat may be removed by the following : 

 Olive oil, 8 ounces, oil of cedar, 1 ounce, applied twice a 

 day, a blistering, a fever ball or two, with a drachm of 

 aloes in each, and a Uttle antimony, will generally, set 

 right ; keep the rectum open by an injection of warm 

 water and soap ; physic should not be given without con- 

 sideration ; blood letting in some cases may be resorted to 

 with success. 



NASAL GLEET. 



Symptoms. — A discharge of thick, yellow mucus ; if at 

 grass, it assumes a green color. At times it becomes 

 purulent, tinged with blood, and if not arrested at this 

 stage, it may end in glanders. The discharge fluctuates 

 with the weather : in dry, it sometimes subsides, and in- 

 creases in wet and cold weather. If confined to the left 

 nostril, it becomes tenacious, elastic, and accumulates 



