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for which there is no cure. You should take from a 

 gallon to a gallon and a half of blood, according to the 

 severity of the case, from the neck vein, after which, 

 let him inhale the steam from saltpetre dissolved in 

 water, and turned on a hot stone or shovel under his 

 nose. Now see that he is well rubbed and clothed, and 

 then a little ginger and asafcetida in his food will be 

 beneficial. His food should be light for a few days, 

 and he should enjoy rest. 



The symptoms in lung fever are different from those of 

 most other diseases. In this disease the horse seldom, if 

 ever, lies down after the fever has commenced until he 

 dies, unless he is relieved. He is stiff and sore all over, 

 and stands with his fore legs as wide apart as possible, 

 so as to give all the room he can to the lungs. Some- 

 times he will go two or three days after the chill leaves 

 him before he will give out; but he will be weak, his 

 breath will smell bad, the excrement hard and slimy. 



CHAPTER VI. 



HEAVES. 

 " Diet cures more than the Doctor." 



The first step towards curing any disease, should be 

 to find out where and what it is, for where there is no 

 enemy there can be no war. There have been a great 

 many recipes given, and medicines compounded, for the 

 cure of this disease; and in connection with other coughs 

 (for they are looked upon by many all alike), it has 



