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of fluid were found in the cavity of the chest. It is well to bear in mind 

 "a stitch in time saves nine." Rest, warm clothing, the application of bandages 

 to the legs, and hand-rubbing, are all of great benefit in influenza. The diet, 

 should, in the first instance, be of a laxative nature, consisting of linseed or 

 oatmeal gruel, bran mashes, carrots, turnips, or fresh grass. If the bowels are 

 costive, two or three drachms of aloes may be administered. Never give a 

 large dose of opening medicine in influenza, for the mucous lining of the 

 bowel is always more or less irritable in this disease, and is easily excited to 

 undue action, which in all these cases retards cure. For the first two or three 

 days a drench, consisting of liquor ammonii acetatis four ounces, spirit of 

 nitric ether (the best) one ounce, and water to make half a pint in all, may be- 

 given three times daily. If the throat be sore, it may be mbbed twice daily 

 with camphorated oil, for which the following is a useful form : — of camphor 

 half an ounce, methylated spirit one ounce, solution of strong ammonia t\\ o- 

 drachms, olive or linseed oil to half a pint. 



In severer cases where the throat is badl)- affected, a blister Df cantharides 

 oil may be applied externally, the head of the animal being tied up ; or, 

 instead of the oil, a hot poultice of linseed and bran may be substituted, and 

 will be found very beneficial. After about three days tonic drenches should 

 be substituted for the fever medicine. The following is a useful form : — of citrate 

 of iron and ammonia two drachms, of aromatic spirit of ammonia one ounce^ 

 of tincture of ginger one ounce, of tincture of gentian one ounce, of water or 

 beer to a pint. This may be given twice daily, and will quickly restore tone 

 to the system, and generally give the animal a good appetite. 



In conclusion, we must carefully warn our readers against advertised 

 nostrums, whose virtue is to cure all diseases. Confidently we can state that, 

 although in some cases they may do good, and although in other cases one may 

 think they do good, yet nevertheless they bring the veterinarian a ver}^ large 

 amount of extra work in the course of each year. 



No medicine, as we all know can cure every disease, and we have found 

 that many of the quack preparations, when analysed, contain not only drugs 

 of very inferior quality, but also those which are absolutely deleterious. 



Of the disastrous results produced in many valuable studs of horses by 

 the internal use of preparations of aconite, we shall speak when we come to 

 deal with the subject of poisons. 



STRANGLES OR COLT-ILL. 



Most of our readers who have had much to do with young horses have 

 doubtless some little knowledge of stran-gles or colt-ill ; yet, although this 

 malady has been recognised from early times, there are still, even among 

 professional men, many diverse opinions regarding its nature, j.ll^'^'^^ .. = ""s -oa 

 ;,,:!? Strangles is widely spread over the surface of the earth. It is, however,, 

 said to be somewhat rarely met with in Southern Europe ; but in Germany 

 and the northern and western countries it is a common malady. In Africa 

 and in Arabia, and indeed in all countries in which the eastern horse, with. 



