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often take slight colds in this way that are not noticed, 

 or neglected, until it causes a derangement of the stomach 

 and bowels, which impairs the appetite and digestive 

 powers; what is worst of all, when they arrive at their 

 journey's end, they are too often crowded into dark and 

 ill-ventilated stables to complete their misery. This is 

 the way in which many diseases of the horse are caused, 

 stuffing up the thoracic organs, and sometimes exciting 

 a cough and a slight running at the nose, which may 

 often lead to other disease and general debility, for the 

 above exciting causes show themselves in various forms 

 according to the predisposing condition of the system. 

 To prevent the above difficulty, when you are to convey 

 them any considerable distance, give as a stomachic to 

 invigorate and strengthen the system every morning, 

 before feeding, in ball, a small dose of peppermint, cam- 

 phor and red pepper, with good exercising. For a day 

 or two previous to arriving in the city (and after also) 

 use a little of the nose ointment on the septum, &c., 

 given for glanders, which will enable you to go in safe 

 and remain sound, with good stable management. But 

 if you should at any time discover symptoms of distem- 

 per, make free use of the condition powder No. 1; with 

 a continuance of the above, and you will come out all 

 right. Consult the remedies given for infectious diseases, 

 &c., &c. 



Then sometimes horses are injured in taking them by 

 the overland route, too. They are often driven too far 

 the first day of their journey, not being accustomed to 

 traveling on the road; and then again their masters 



