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motion, the horse breathes thick, but not with his nostrils 

 distended, like one that is broken-winded. Sometimes 

 the cough will appear to be moist, and at others dry and 

 husky. 



In cases where the catarrh appears to predominate, I 

 would recommend for the cure, especially if the cough 

 is dry and husky, to clothe the neck and head well, and 

 give a dose of the cayenne pepper tea, or hot drops, 

 every other morning, and every day between, give a 

 teaspoonfuU of the oil of tar (well mixed), with two 

 ounces of brown sugar (this will cut the oil), adding 

 nearly a quart of warm water; stir well, and horn the 

 whole down the horse; and also, every day, steam his 

 head by throwing a blanket over it, and holding his 

 head over a box that contains a hot stone, and pour on 

 to the stone vinegar or pepper sauce; continue this four 

 days. When he has had two doses of each, and has 

 been steamed four times, hold on two or three days. It 

 will be well to give, during the time, a handful of oil 

 meal in his food, if at hand, or a plenty of wheat bran 

 will do, for his food should be light and easy to digest 

 (roots would not be amiss). After this fasting and medi- 

 cine, repeat the pepper tea as before, and if there is any 

 cough, in lieu of the oil of tar, give him half a pint of 

 onion juice sweetened with loaf sugar, adding a little 

 liquorice, and also grate into this drink a little skunk or 

 wild cabbage root (previously dried, &c). If the cough 

 should be obstinate after the first course of medicine, 

 bleed twice in a week (sparingly), but not otherwise. 

 If he should be any ways costive, his bowels should be 

 kept open by mild physic — flour of sulphur for instance, 



