54 CHRONIC COUGH. 



it, will most surely aggravate it, and perhaps 

 induce a much worse disease. A special warranty 

 may be obtained, making the seller responsible 

 for the cold ; but to take that, and use the horse 

 as if he were in health, would manifestly be tak- 

 ing an unfair advantage of the seller's ignorance : 

 to say nothing of the inhumanity of working a 

 sick horse. 



A cough more or less frequent, always accom- 

 panies soreness of the throat, but it is not a dis- 

 ease of itself ; and, therefore, need not be spoken 

 of as one. Some horses have a cough for years, 

 and yet do their work, and maintain their condi- 

 tion, as perfectly, as if they had no such thing. 

 The cough is harsh, dry, and most frequent 

 directly after feeding or drinking, or just when 

 the horse is taken into the open air. It is called 

 chronic cough, and though the horse's health 

 remains unaffected by it, yet it very much annoys 

 him, and is exceedingly unpleasant to those who 

 hear it. It cannot be discovered prior to pui'- 

 chase, nor can the purchaser be assured that it 

 is not a symptom of common cold, until its con- 

 tinuance, unabated by the ordinary remedies, 

 shows its real nature. 



Chronic cough is generally considered an 



