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or pumpkin seeds, steeped to a strong decoction, one pint, 

 adding half a pint of good gin, unless the disease is de- 

 cidedly inflammatory; or you may give balls of the pine 

 turpentine, or dissolve this in gin also; or balsam of co- 

 paiba, or balsam of fir. A tea made by steeping the 

 boughs of the latter, is also very good for the water (as 

 well as for a cough). The tea made from the boughs of 

 the common hemlock, is good for a like purpose; or, if 

 these are not at hand, and the inflammation is not very 

 great, one ounce of spirits of nitre may be given for a 

 dose, with good success; or you can give the urine balls, 

 as directed in numbered recipes. 



The above is deemed sufficient for all ordinary cases 

 of inflammation of the kidneys, and stoppage of urine. 

 But in more serious cases, with gravel or stone in the 

 bladder or intestines, bleed — if the hor?e is in good con- 

 dition and the pulse strong, the fomentations as above 

 will still be useful; or, by boiling up a good lot of to- 

 bacco, and applying hot, you have the benefit of the hot 

 water, together with the laxative property of the tobacco, 

 and a pint of this may be injected up the rectum, which 

 will relax and cure the spasms that are the cause of the 

 animal's agony. You should give the following drinks 

 until relief is obtained. Take a quantity of the stalk of 

 the wild bulrush, which is common in most parts of the 

 country, and sometimes used for scouring purposes; or of 

 the root of the plant commonly known as the Indian 

 gravel weed, w'hich is found in low and marshy ground; 

 boil either or both of these together in a kettle, and give 

 the horse a pint, two or three times a day, of the tea, 

 adding a little gin, and also a spoonful] of sup. carb. 



