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with acetate of lead, half ounce; water, one quart. 



In fractures of the neck of the jaw, a piece of 

 smooth wood should be placed in the hollow be- 

 tween the jaw bones, and another piece placed on 

 the outside of the fractured bone, then put a strong 

 bandage around the jaws and put on the halter 

 with the nose band buckled tight enough to keep 

 the jaws from moving. If. the part is swollen, 

 bathe it several times a day with acetate of lead, 

 half an ounce; water, one quart. Keep up the ani- 

 mal's strength by giving milk and oatmeal gruel, 

 as much as it can suck through the mouth with the 

 tight nose band on. In some cases the bone may 

 be splintered. The loose pieces of bone will have 

 to be removed and the wound left open so that it 

 can be dressed. Use for this purpose, carbolic acid, 

 one dram; acetate of lead, half an ounce; sulphate 

 of zinc, half an ounce; water, one quart. 



Diseases of the Salivary Glands. — The secretions 

 of saliva are very much decreased in all fevers, es- 

 pecially the water, and as a result, the sick animal 

 has a hot, clammy mouth. Some kinds of food, un- 

 der certain conditions, will cause a great increase 

 in the flow of saliva. This is noticed when a 

 horse is turned into a pasture field which contains 

 a good deal of white clover, when it is wet with 

 dew or rain. Experiments made with the clover 

 at the station did not yield any satisfactory results. 

 If the animal is badly affected the flow of saliva 

 can be arrested by injecting cold water into the 

 mouth, or if the animal is taken to a stable and 

 given a feed of dry oats, it will stop in an hour or 



