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Johnson, of Cleveland, who claims he can cure any case. As there 

 is no really satisfactory treatment for this difficulty in regular 

 practice that I know of, I give this remedy and state my author- 

 ity. It can be tried with safety. 



1 ounce Fowler's solution. 

 , 20 drops sulphuric acid. 



Give the horse in the evening 30 drops of the mixture in about a wine- 

 glass of water, on the tongue. Spongia Tosta, first dilution (a homeopathic 

 remedy), 10 drops in the morning, to be repeated alternately for from four to 

 six weeks, giving more or less, and for a longer or shorter time, according to 

 the severity of the case, until a cure is effected. 



Dr. Johnson also found that when the horse is choking with 

 severe inflammation of the throat, called distemper, diphtheria, 

 etc., that giving successively spongia, aconite, and belladonna, 

 after intervals of fifteen minutes, and repeating, is very effective. 

 This prescription was given the writer by Dr. Johnson. Since 

 then Mr. Conklin, in conversation with the writer, stated that in 

 relieving heaves he found it of decided value. Filling a sponge 

 with the spongia preparation, and squeezing it into the nostrils and 

 mouth a few times will give relief. He regarded it very effective 

 and valuable for this purpose. 



BRONCHOCELE. 



Bronchocele, or morbid " enlargement of the thyroid gland or 

 body." These are two small glands situated one on each side of 

 the windpipe (trachea), about three inches from the head of the 

 windpipe (larynx) ; they are ductless glands, having no excretory 

 duct, and they are largely supplied with blood-vessels and nerves. 



Stallions seem to be the most affected by this. It is a tumor 

 usually on one side of the windpipe, and the character of the 

 swelling varies according to its duration. It may be soft or firm, 

 and it may affect the whole gland, or only one side of it ; the tu- 

 mor seldom causes pain, and the animal appears not inconvenienced 

 by it, although very large. The tumor varies in size from that of 

 a hickory nut to as large as a man's hand. It has been regarded 

 by some as a cause of roaring, but it is evident that it has nothing 

 to do with that difficulty. 



Treatment. Iodine and its compounds seem to have the best 

 effect in removing this enlargement. One part of iodine to six or 



