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to the breast bone, accompanied by short, hurried breath- 

 ing- and painful cough. When this occurs the case is ex- 

 tremely dangerous. 



TREATMENT:— The death rate from this disease is 

 •enormous; therefore, the adherence to the treatment is 

 absolutely necessary. Place the animal in a cool, (not 

 co'ld) airy stall free from draughts, lightly blanketed. If 

 the animal is constipated, give a grown horse four ounces 

 Glauber Salts, or two ounces to a colt, in the morning; 

 if the bowels do not operate, repeat the dose at night. 

 Follow this by administering our 

 REMEDIES NOS. 23, 24 AND 25 AS DIRECTED. 

 Place plenty of cold water before the horse, so he can 

 drink as much as he wants; this will assist in his recovery. 

 Do not work the animal before it has thoroughly recover- 

 ed, as a relapse might follow. Allow exercise, as this 

 will be a benefit, but do not turn the exercise into 

 work. When lung complications are present, apply 

 mustard plasters along the belly and sides. The above 

 treatment carefully followed, will place your animal on 

 the road to recovery in a few days. 



Price of remedies Nos. 2^, 24 and 25 complete, $2.50. 



DROPSY. 



Every farmer is familiar with the term dropsy, which 

 means an unnatural accumulation of water in the cavities 

 of the body — chest, heart-case, belly, breast, sheath, and 

 cellular tissue of the legs. The causes of this disease are 

 many and various. Tow diet or deteriorated food, ex- 

 cessive bleeding, blistering, effects of fevers, and some- 

 times results from epizootic influenza. Injury to any 



