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artery feels full under the finger and may be beat- 

 ing at the rate of eighty to one hundred per minute, 

 although we cannot count the number of beats. 

 The veins of the skin stand out, especially over the 

 head. The heart is beating tumultuously and jerk- 

 ing. On applying the ear to the side, a sharp, fine 

 cracking sound may be heard. The horse in this 

 condition makes no attempt to eat or drink. Treat- 

 ment : Clothe the body and hand-rub and bandage 

 the legs and give a stimulant. I find that one 

 ounce of aromatic spirits of ammonia and two 

 ounces of spirits of nitric ether given in half a pint 

 of cold water and repeated in half an hour if neces- 

 sary, usually gives relief. Half a pint of good 

 whisky in a pint of cold water and repeated in one 

 hour; or if nothing else is at hand, two tablespoon- 

 fuls of ground ginger dissolved in a pint of hot 

 water, and given as hot as it will bear, is useful. 

 Allow plenty of fresh air, but keep the animal as 

 warm as possible. 



HAEMOPTYSIS (BLEEDING FROM THE LUNGS). 



Bleeding from the lungs occurs from acute con- 

 gestion of the lungs, from rupture of the tissue of 

 the lungs or a blood vessel, or it may be caused 

 from tuberculosis or ulceration, also from severe 

 exertion. Symptoms: The flow of blood may be 

 only slight and soon stop of its own accord. There 

 is usually a cough caused by the blood in the bron- 

 chial tubes. The blood that is coughed up is of a 

 bright scarlet color and frothy. This is caused by 

 the air forming air bubbles; sometimes if it is ex- 



