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relief in 15 or 20 minutes, repeat it until it does. 

 Eubbing the belly with a smooth rail or pole 

 will greatly facilitate the action of the medicine. 

 Should you not have any of the above remedies 

 on hand or convenient, use from 1 to 2 ounces 

 of golden tincture as the case may require. 



Remedy No. 2. 



In the first place take 2 ounces of the essence 

 of peppermintj mixed with ^ pint of warm 

 water and give it to him as a drench, then take 

 a bat of common raw cotton and set fire to it, 

 holding it close to the nostrils of the horse, 

 so -that he can freely inhale the smoke aris- 

 ing therefrom; continue this until you see that 

 the horse is relieved. The quantjty of cotton 

 used is from 4 to 5 bats^ as the necessity of the 

 case may require. 



This is a simple and safe remedy^ and num- 

 bers who have tried it say that they have never 

 known it to fail. I saw a horse that had suf- 

 fered from the colic for nearly three hours, being 

 puffed up almost to bursting, and in half an 

 hour after this operation had been performed on 

 him, he was completely cured. 



