46 ' Diseases of the Horse. 



comfortable airy place for the animal, but draughts must 

 be avoided, as under the treatment the patient will be very 

 susceptible. Blanket the horse and rub the legs briskly 

 with the hands; if you fail to create any warmth by rub- 

 bing, take a half-pint of whisky and one-eighth teaspoon- 

 ful of cayenne pepper, apply to the legs, then bandage with 

 flannel as high as they are cold. It is necessary tO' keep 

 the legs warm in all seasons, as this will relieve the lungs 

 of a portion of the blood. Physic should not be given, 

 but the bowels should be loosened by giving injections of 

 warm soapsuds and feeding soft foods. Blisters or other 

 irritants applied to the sides, in the early stages, is apt to 

 do harm; but blisters or mustard plasters should be ap- 

 plied after the third or fourth day. Give our 



REMEDIES NOS. 35, 36 AND 37 AS DIRECTED. 



Under ordinary circumstances this treatment will be 

 effective. But bear in mind if the animal does not have 

 prompt assistance, there is little hope for its recovery. 

 Price of remedies Nos. 35, 36 and 37 complete, $2.00 



LOCK JAW— TETANUS. 



Lock-jaw is a partial tetanus, only the mucles of the 

 jaw and neck being contracted or fixed. 



Tetanus is a disease consisting in permanent contrac- 

 tion of all the muscles, or merely some, without alterations 

 of relaxation. 



CAUSES: — This disease frequently occurs from in- 

 juring the foot with a rusty nail, or from other injuries, 

 as wounds and fractures or from castration. It is some- 

 times caused from excessive fright, but it may appear with- 

 out any assignable cause. 



