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■or funnel sjoecially made for the purpose. Enemas which 

 are intended to remain in the bowels, such as, for' 

 instance, nutriment when the horse is too ill to feed, 

 must, of course, be made up with as little fluid as is 

 <:onvenient. Six or more eggs beaten up in half a pint 

 ■of brandy, or even milk, is an example of what may be 

 •done. Or if the object is, in addition, to allay pain, 

 one ounce of laudanum, one ounce of sulphuric ether, 

 and one quart of warm (not hot) gruel is excellent. On 

 the other hand, if the object is to clear out the bowels, 

 then the liquid used may be anything from one to three 

 gallons, containing a pint of linseed or castor oil. Bear 

 in mind that the rectum itself always should be emptied 

 by the hand before attempting to give an enema. 



POULTICES.— Except for the feet or throat, poultices 

 are not very satisfactory agents in dealing with horse 

 ailments, mainly because of the difficulty of fixing them ; 

 therefore, in pulmonary troubles, where in the case of 

 the human subject a poultice would suffice, in the case 

 of the horse mustard is generally used in the following 

 way : Place as much mustard as is likely to be wanted 

 in a basin, mix it with cold water until a very thin 

 paste is formed ; rub this into the sides of the chest with 

 the palm of the hand, and allow it to remain on for about 

 a quarter of an hour. Sponge off with warm water, dry 

 with a soft towel, dust on a little mustard, and rug-up 

 ■warm at once. 



