868 DISEASES AND THEIE TKEATMENT. 



1 ounce carbonate of ammonia, 



2 ounces cinchona bark, powdered, 

 v- ounce mix vomica, 



2 drachms digitalis leaves, " 



3 ounces gentian root, 



Mix and make into eight balls. 



" Give as much water as the patient chooses to drink, to which 

 add some saltpetre. About two ounces a day should be used. The 

 above balls should be used after the second day by giving one 

 morning and night ; when feeding is resumed, discontinue the rem- 

 edies, and continue with good nursing. Cure in six to eight days. 

 Bathe with hot salt and water." 



It is also necessary to exercise quite slowly at first, as a very 

 little over-doing or exposure is liable to bring on a relapse, which 

 is almost sure to be fatal. 



CONGESTION OF THE LUNGS, PLEURISY, INFLAMMATION 

 OF THE LUNGS. 



It is explained in the article on Circulation (page 732), that 

 when a horse is exposed to cold, or to conditions which derange 

 the circulation, such as changes of temperature, especially after 

 severe exertion or exhaustion, standing in a current of cold air, 

 etc., by forcing the blood from the surface of the body to the 

 internal organs, it will in most cases go to the lungs and surround- 

 ing parts, when it would be termed pleurisy, pneumonia, or con- 

 gestion of the lungs, with possible complications with other parts. 



This is so common and fatal in its effect, if neglected or not 

 treated properly, that it is very important to have the nature and 

 treatment made so simple and plain to owners and stable-keepers 

 that, in the absence of competent professional aid, they may easily 

 understand and combat it successfully during its insipiency, when 

 it can as a general thing be easily managed. 



We will first briefly consider the structures involved in pul- 

 monary affections. The windpipe (trachea), after entering the 

 chest, divides into the bronchia or bronchial tubes. These divide 

 and subdivide into smaller tubes, finally terminating in the air 

 cells. The lungs are made up of clusters of those cells ; of a large 

 mass of pulmonary texture called the parenchymatous structure 

 or substance of the lungs ; of blood-vessels, both functional and 

 for the nutrition of the organ ; of nerves and lymphatics ; and 



