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in the throat at all, which often causes thick wind. The 

 swelling and breaking in the throat, leaves a callous 

 where the opening in the throat existed (more to the 

 injury of the horse when it breaks on the inside); then 

 by checking the horse up, there is not room for the 

 wind, and he wheezes, but as soon as he stops and is 

 unchecked, he breathes easily again. 



As a preventive for distemper, give daily doses (in 

 small quantities) of gum asafoetida, and about twice a 

 week, a spoonfull of sulphur. 



The character of this disease may be ascertained by the 

 horse being troubled to drink unless it is held up to him, 

 and having what some call a dry or tight cough. 



Care. — First, bleed freely; then take a piece of cloth 

 large enough to double several times, leaving it some 

 six or eight inches square; wet this in cold water and 

 salt, and bring it closely up to the jaws and throat, and 

 fasten by means of a bandage running over the head and 

 neck; change it often for one newly wet; keep the bow- 

 els open by feeding sulphur or aloes in bran, together 

 with a small quantity of asafoetida, and you will have 

 no further trouble. But if he should be neglected until 

 he refuses his food, and his throat is badly swollen, it 

 will be necessary to bleed copiously, and apply hot fo- 

 mentations (of bitter herbs) to the throat, which will 

 prevent its breaking on the inside, and often effect a 

 speedy cure. 



BLACK TONGUE. 



The celebrated veterinary surgeon, Richard Mason of 

 Virginia, strenuously recommended the constant use of the 



