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ing driven or worked after standing in the stable 

 for a few days, it should be stopped at once, even 

 if it is in the middle of the street. If this is done 

 the disease will not progress any further. This is 

 a peculiarity of this disease that it requires move- 

 ment to develop it. Allow the animal to stand for 

 an hour or two, then move it, and if it is still stiff 

 it will then be necessary to give it some medicine, 

 but in the majority of cases it will move off in 

 pretty good shape. In bad cases, when the animal 

 is down, give it two ounces of sweet spirits of nitre 

 and one ounce aromatic spirits of ammonia in a 

 pint of cold water, and repeat it every half hour 

 until four doses have been given. In mild cases, 

 if necessary, give this as an antispasmodic to re- 

 lieve the spasms of the muscles, and a stimulant 

 to the nerves, put a newly flayed sheep skin on the 

 loins and hips, the flesh side next the skin of the 

 horse; this will produce a great heat, which will 

 give relief. If this cannot be obtained blankets 

 wrung out of boiling water should be put on the 

 loins and kept there by dry ones on top. Change 

 every twenty minutes and continue it for several 

 hours, and to be of any use it requires to be done 

 well. If it is impossible to do this the back may 

 be rubbed with compound soap liniment three 

 times a day and a blanket put on; the bowels 

 should be emptied by injections of warm water 

 and soap, and the urine drawn off with a cathetef . 

 If the animal is thirsty give it all the cold water it 

 wants. Half an ounce of nitrate of potassium can 

 be dissolved in it if the animal will take it. It is 



