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reason for coming to any such conclusion. I think it 

 must be brought on either by inflammation or fevers, 

 imperfectly cured; or its origin can be traced to some of 

 the foregoing causes of blindness; or else it must origin- 

 ate from some natural defect of the organs of sight, for 

 which there is no remedy. Notwithstanding, if you 

 should become satisfied that it arose from the effects of 

 any other disease, as too great a determination of blood 

 to the head, or concussion of the brain, or any other de- 

 rangement of the system, I would recommend lowering 

 and equalizing the circulation of blood, by bleeding, and 

 giving him a cooling diet, at those periods when he was 

 most affected with the disease. 



LOSS OF APPETITE. 



I" have been frequently asked what is good to give a 

 horse an appetite, the owner adding, my horse don't eat 

 good, &c. Now, this is owing to a want of change in 

 the animal's food, dirty manger, mouldy fodder; or is 

 the forerunner of some disease that will soon make itself 

 known by the symptoms thereof. If any of the former, 

 remove the cause immediately. He may or may not, 

 need a mild dose of salts; but he should have salt to lick 

 regularly, and have a little asafoetida placed in the bot- 

 tom of his manger, or on his bit. Either of the follow- 

 ing has a tendency to whet the appetite, and give relish 

 to his food. Give him a little cayenne pepper in his 

 food; or give him horse-radish roots grated fine, in his 

 food, of which he soon becomes very fond; or you may 

 give him a spoonfull of pure, ground mustard, in a like 

 manner, for whatever assists the digestive organs, im- 



