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day; a piece of flannel wet with the mixture and wrap- 

 ped around the part, will be very beneficial ; take from 

 the neck vein half a gallon of blood. 



No. 2. Take of opodeldoc (which can be procured 

 from any apothecary's shop) a piece the size of a mar- 

 ble, and rub it on the strained part with the naked 

 hand until the hand becomes dry, twice a day : should 

 the injured part resist both these remedies, you may 

 conclude the injury is a very serious one, which 

 nothing but time can relieve, and the horse must be 

 turned out upon grass a sufficient length of time for 

 nature herself to perform the great operation. 



STAGGERS. 



THE staggers is a very common as "well as a very 

 fatal disease among horses of all ages: though young 

 horses are more subject to it than those advanced in 

 years. 



Many various opinions have been offered to the 

 public, and some with much confidence, relative to the 

 origin and seat of this disease. But few, if any, as 

 yet, have investigated the subject with correctness. 



The staggers, in my opinion, are produced by per- 

 mitting a horse to feed on grass in the spring and fall, 

 late at night and early in the morning ; for early in 

 the morning and late in the evening, the fields and 

 pastures are covered with a poisonous web, which is 

 spun and spread upon the grass by a small spider. So 

 rapidly, so industriously does this little insect work, 



