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YELLOWS. 



Tins disease in horses is similar to the jaun- 

 dice in men. It arises from obstructions formed 

 in the biliaryducts, wliich prevents the bile from 

 flowinj^ into the stomach, but forces it to return 

 into the circulation, which gives that yellow ap- 

 pearance in the white of the eyes and urine, and 

 that sense of weariness to the limbs in the animal 

 diseased. 



Cure. — Take aloes, Venetian soap and hon- 

 ey equal quantities, to Ix^ made into pills, and 

 half an ounce given daily for a w^eek. If this 

 does not effect a cure, steep celandine and saf- 

 fron in cider, to be given one quart a day. It 

 is often necessary in this disease to let blood. 



STRANGURY OR DIFFICULTY OF 



STALLING. 



Many causes may produce this disease, such 

 as over fatigue or catching cold ; wiiich brings 

 on a stricture in the renal vessels, and conse- 

 quently an obstruction of urine. Another fre- 

 quent cause is, driving the beast too long with- 

 out suffering him to stop and stale. 



Cure. — Take one ounce of nitre and dis- 

 solve it in one quart of ale or beer, to be given 

 the horse blood warm ; or a pint of juniper ber- 

 ries boiled in two quarts of fair water to the con- 

 sumption of one half, and ,G;iven warm ; half an 

 ounce of rosin pounded and given in meal a few 

 days will perform wonders. 



FEVER. 



To judge of the state of the fever, you may 

 examine the pulse ; which your will find in thin 

 skined horses, by pressing your fingers gently 

 on the temporal artery, about an inch and a quar- 



