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to treatment, the remedies which have succeeded best with me are, 

 camomile (some doses), then sulphur and nux vomica. In a par- 

 ticular case, where, independently of the symptoms peculiar to 

 vertigo, the conjunctiva, iongue, and mouth were more yellow, 

 the horse frequently flexed his fore-legs, seldom .ay down, the 

 fteces were hard, and he passed but little urine. 



The reader will perceive that many of the symptoms above 

 alluded to are present in other diseases of the brain • therefore, 

 some difficulty may be encountered in diagnosing the :ase. It is 

 best for us, however, to diagnose the case on the symptoms of 

 dizziness or giddiness ; then a mistake is not likely to occur. Yet, 

 after all, a mistake in the true nature of the malady will not 

 prove disastrous, provided the patient be treated on the general 

 principles laid down in this work, by means of sanative medicines 

 and little good common sense. 



Treatment. — For example, should a horse have an attack of 

 vertigo on the road, the driver must immediately stop and loosen 

 the throat-latch and check-rein. Then let the animal stand in 

 quietude for a few minutes, during which time he may possibly 

 recover, and soon be able to resume the journey. If not, he must 

 be taken out of the harness, and carefully led to the nearest sta- 

 ble, or where he shall be free from annoyances of every kind. 

 After the excitement is over, the animal may be led home, and 

 put into a roomy stall, where he must be dieted according to his 

 condition. If fat and plethoric, bran mashes are indicated, into 

 which should be stirred a drachm or two of hyposulphite of soda. 

 Should the patient be poor in flesh, a few good oats are indicated, 

 to which add a small quantity of powdered ginger and balmony. 

 The surface of the body being cold, it must be warmed, after the 

 usual fashion, by means of clothing. But should the surface of 

 the body feel hot, more particularly in the region of the head, 

 then tonics, stimulants, and food are to be withheld. A bucket 

 of cold water is then to be placed before him, into which about 

 four drachms of nitrate of potass may be stirred. 



Inflammation of the Brain (Blind, Sleepy or Mad 



Staggers). 



The contents of the cranium are called, collectively, the enee- 

 phalon : hence the term encephalitis, which signifies inflammation 



