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and course of treatment prescribed in the disease 

 then quickly follow with injections. If you 

 have neglected to prepare yourself for glyster- 

 ing, back-rake with your hand — this is done by 

 greasing the hand and arm with lard or. oil and 

 introduce it as far as you can. The glystering 

 or back-raking never does any hg,rm but always 

 assists in relieving. Every owner of horses 

 should prepare himself w^ith several large beef 

 or hog bladders, a few elders with the pith 

 punched or burnt out, and by so doing you are 

 prepared at any time to give an injection. This 

 may be done by cutting a notch around the one 

 end olf ^i^jg^r, then fill your bladder with 

 soap sudsoW^noxt tie the bladder on the end 

 of the elder you have notched, firmly, and in- 

 troduce the elder into the fundament, and then 

 you can force the suds into the fundament easily 

 by pressing on the bladder. You should in all 

 cases where there is great danger of loosing your 

 horse, give injections and continue to repeat 

 them until they operate. There are many 

 cases in colics that the horse is bound or corked, 

 this can be perceived by the horse trying fre- 

 quently or straining to dung ; when this does 



