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from 15 to 30 drops every twenty or thirty minutes, on the 

 tongue. If the case is severe apply some strong stimulant 

 to the legs and on each side of the body and breast, such 

 as mustard made into a paste and rubbed in thoroughly, or 

 a liniment composed of aqua ammonia, reduced one-half 

 with water ; or any strong stimulating liniment should be 

 applied. The legs may also be rubbed and bandaged 

 warmly but not tightly, or some stimulating preparation 

 may be used before bandaging.* 



INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS OR CONGESTION. 



Treat as for Pleurisy. — If there is much congestion, it 

 is necessary to give prompt relief, which can be done best 

 by taking four to six quarts of blood quickly from the neck 

 vein, stimulate the sides and legs, and give fever medicine 

 as for pleurisy. I wish now to call your attention to what 

 you must not do. First, you must not give physic or oil 

 for any of the forms of inflammation of the lungs. Cathar- 

 tic medicine in any form is poisonous, such as aloes, oils, or 

 tartar emetic. There is so much nausea attending the oper- 

 ation of these medicines and debility from their effect. 

 There being also such powerful sympathy between the bow- 

 els and the lungs, that they hasten the cause of the 

 inflammation of the lungs, often producing death in a few 

 hours after administering them. Second, do not bleed for 

 pleurisy, as so doing would cause debility of the capilla- 

 ries of the part that would induce hydrathorax and death. 

 In a severe attack of congestion, bleeding cannot only be 

 resorted to with safety, but is the quickest and surest treat- 

 ment to give relief, but must not be carried too far, merely 

 to assist the lungs to throw off the load of blood forced 

 upon them, and to give the medicine prescribed a chance 

 to operate. 



TYPHOID PNEUMONIA ^TREATMENT. 



As the word typhoid means low, it is necessary to watch 

 it carefully in that stage, which will last as described in the 

 symptoms, the first four or five days, when in many 



*NoTE. — If you give a few doses of aconite as aboTe prepared, about the time 

 fever sets in, or before, the horse will be relieved next day A few swallows of wa- 

 ter should be given occasionally. Improvement will be denoted by the pulse 

 becoming full and regular, and the expression and actions being lively. 



