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standard, which calls loudly for an additional stimulant 

 to the arterial system, which may be found in the use of 

 the following articles: Take one j^ill of superfine flour 

 of slippery elm bark, and four spoonsfull of Cape or 

 Barbadoes aloes, and the same of satTron blows, with one 

 spoonfull of camphor gum, powdered and mixed, will be 

 sufficient for four to eight doses, which may be given in 

 a quart of warm water sweetened with molasses, as a 

 drench, or worked into balls with the same, and well 

 oiled, and given as often as the case may require. But 

 w^hen the difficulty is most apparent in urinating, leave 

 out the camphor and saffron, and in lieu thereof, add 

 rosin or balsam of fir; or if this is not the cr.se, and 

 there is a want of vitality, or natural warmth of the 

 body, leave out the rosin and balsam, and in lieu of them 

 add cayenne and gum myrrh, which in any case that 

 requires medicine, may be followed by giving a quart of 

 strong tea, made by steeping the common garden sage, 

 which is admirably adapted to the wants of the horse, 

 as I have before stated. But, if the animal is in extreme 

 pain in any of the urinary organs, and the object is to 

 relieve his suffering, then apply hot fomentation (hops 

 for instance), to ihe body; if the disease has so far 

 advanced, that there is danger of mortification, apply 

 the hot drops, or pure rock salt and cold w'ater, this, 

 together with the siomach tonics, recommended for 

 derangement of the stomach, and colic, is all that will 

 be necessary for nearly all ordinary cases of disease that 

 the horse is subject to of this kind. 



