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believe is very necessary. I would also give, every 

 second evening, the following medicine in a ball, until 

 the bowels are freely open : — 



Earbadoes Aloes 1 dracbm. 



Calomel 1 ,, 



Castile Soap 2 ,, 



The animal to have bran mashes morning and evening, 

 and carrots at twelve o'clock, to the amount of eight 

 pounds ; best hay, six pounds per day ; drinking water 

 to be given sparingly ; walking exercise half an hour 

 morning and evening. I have never found this simple 

 mode of treatment fail. 



Pleurisy. 



Cause. — The pleurisy may be produced by the same 

 cause as inflammation of the lungs ; indeed, inflam- 

 matory disorders are always brought on by a sudden 

 suppression of perspiration. 



Symptoms. — In inflammation of the plurea, or 

 membrane, which lies in the chest, and hence called 

 pleurisy. The symptoms vary so little from inflammation 

 of the lungs, that it is diflicult to distinguish. In 

 pleurisy a horse shov/s great uneasiness, and is continu- 

 ally shifting about; he often strives to lie down, but 

 immediately starts up again, and turns his head to the 

 side affected ; whereas, a horse with inflammation of the 

 lungs moves tranquilly, and never attempts to lie down. 

 In pleurisy a horse's mouth is parched and dry, but in 

 inflammation of the lungs, when opened, a ropy slime 

 runs out generally in great abundance. 



Cure. — The cure of pleurisy and inflammation of the 

 lungs is the same ; except where accidental symptoms 

 occur to require variation, bleeding from 4 to 6 quarts is 

 particularly necessary. A horse should be kept on light 

 open diet for a fortnight, or three weeks, such as bran 

 morning and evening ; oats, five pounds, mixed with 



