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head and spine, but to every part of the body. 

 Either turn on the hose or keep two men steady 

 throwing cold water, and keep it up until the ani- 

 mal either dies or gets better. I have continued 

 applying the cold water to all parts of the body for 

 ten hours, and saved an animal that was to all ap- 

 pearance beyond recovery. This cools the tissue of 

 the body, and if it has not been destroyed beyond 

 repair the animal will likely recover. The stim- 

 ulant should be given every hour, half a pint of 

 good whisky in a little water or two ounces of aro- 

 matic spirits of ammonia in half a pint of cold 

 water. When the animal recovers it should not 

 be put to work for several weeks, and should get 

 one dram of sulphate of iron in the morning, and 

 two drams of nitrate of potassium in the evening, 

 good hay and oats and plenty of cold water, all of 

 which will assist in restoring the deranged tissue 

 of the body. 



Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis. — This is an inflam- 

 mation of the coverings of the brain and spinal 

 cord. 



Causes: Injuries of various kinds, exposures to 

 cold and damp when an animal is in an exhausted 

 state from over-driving. Sometimes outbreaks 

 of this disease take place, and it is very difficult 

 to determine the cause. It was thought when it 

 broke out in large stables in cities it was caused 

 from bad air, but I have seen an outbreak in the 

 country while the horses were at pasture and in 

 perfect health until the disease appeared. One 



