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colic. In siicli conditions a combination of drugs is indicated. 

 A pint or even a little more of raw linseed oil is practically always 

 good. To this add four tablespoonfuls of turpentine (the turpen- 

 tine is for any gas that may be present or forming), and three 

 tablespoonfuls of laudanimi (the laudanum is to overcome the 

 pain or any spasm of the bowels). Chloral hydrate has the com- 

 bined action of the laudanum and turpentine, and, if used, both 

 of the latter should be omitted. The dose is one ounce, or a 

 level tablespoonful. This should be given in a quart of water, 

 since it is very burning to the mouth. It makes the horse unsteady 

 in his limbs and sleepy. The chloral may be repeated in about 

 forty minutes if there is no improvement, but if repeated, give 

 only one-half the amount. I think chloral hydrate is about the 

 best all-around drug the farmer can keep for colic. There are a 

 score or more of drugs used for colic, and if you have any par- 

 ticular drug or prescription that always cures and never fails by' 

 all means make no change. 



Veterinarians today treat most of their cases with hypodermics 

 that cause a rapid evacuation of the bowel and removal of gas. 

 They should not be recommended for use by the average lay- 

 man, because in some cases they would do serious injury. 



AZATUREA BLACK WATER MONDAY MORNING DISEASE 



This is a disease that primarily affects the well-fed and well- 

 cared-for draft horse. x\mong farmers it is often considered a 

 kidney trouble, owing to the thick, dark, coffee-colored urine, 

 while in some localities it has been called paralysis or spinal 

 meningitis, owing to the partial or complete paralysis of one or 

 both posterior limbs. 



Cause of the Disease 



The causes of this trouble are not thoroughly understood, but 



self-poisoning from the blood is generally considered to be the 

 principal one. The disease attacks the thriving, well-conditioned 

 horse who has remained idle for one or more days without the 

 customary amount of food being decreased. Usually the horse is 

 fat, though this is not always the case. 



One theory, and perhaps the most plausible one, is that during 

 the days of idleness, the blood becomes charged with albumenoids, 



