30 Diseases of the Horse. 



part of the body, may be followed by watery swellings 

 around the injury. Rumbling of the bowels is invariably 

 a constant symptom. Should diarrhoea make its ap- 

 pearance, check it immediately or the disease will prove 

 fatal. 



TREATMENT: — It is necessary that the animal 

 have blood-making food and medicines. The food should 

 consist of cornmeal mixed with bran and cut hay. Grass, 

 if it can be had, is preferable. A pint of strong, beef tea 

 or soup given daily will be of great benefit. An abun- 

 dance of fresh air and light is necessary, and regulate the 

 bowels with a pint of raw linseed oil. Give our 



REMEDY NO. 30 AS DIRECTED, 

 and a speedy recovery will be the result. 



Price of remedy No. 30, $1.00. 



FOUNDER— INFLAMMATION OF THE FEET. 



(Laminitis.) 



Founder is an inflammation of the leaves, which dove- 

 tail into each other, and bind the sensible and insensible 

 portions of the foot together. This disease is of frequent 

 occurrence, and when left to itself, destroys many good 

 horses by leaving them forever afterwards tender in front. 



CAUSES : — Drinking cold water when overheated and 

 exhausted from over work. Eating grain to excess, or feed- 

 ing on gieen corn, driving barefooted on hard roads, or 

 having a nail driven to close in the shoe. 



SYMPTOMS:— At first the horse will stand with the 

 fore feet forward, and the legs are so stifT it will be im- 

 possible to move or bend them. But in a short time, he 

 will stretch the fore feet and legs out as far as he can, to 



