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root two ounces, powdered nux vomica, one ounce. Mix, 

 and divide into six powders, and give one powder morn- 

 ing, noon, and night. These medicines will prevent de- 

 bility and depression, and the pouring out of fluid or 

 serum into the legs, sheath, belly, and breast. After 

 the fever has been removed, allow good feed, and a fair 

 quantity of it. Such treatment will not only cure the 

 horse in five or six days, but the horse is nothing the 

 worse, only the loss of a few days' work. 



2. Chronic Bronchitis. 



Symptoms. — A confirmed cough, more or less severe, 

 and a discharge from the nose. The cough worse in the 

 morning, and after drinking water. 



Causes. — Maltreatment of acute cases of bronchitis, 

 and where the attack has been prolonged beyond a rea- 

 sonable time, causing ulceration or thickening of the 

 windpipe. 



Treatment. — Give extract of belladonna, half drachm, 

 powdered digitalis, half drachm, three times in the day, 

 morning, noon, and night, for a few days. If no good 

 seems to have been done, a different plan will have to be 

 adopted, namely, feed the animal well, and give sulphate 

 of iron, two drachms in powder, gentian root, two 

 drachms in powder, twice in the day for two weeks. 

 By this time the absorbent system will be pretty power- 

 ful. Then apply the following salve or ointment, well 

 rubbed in down the course,^ of the windpipe, once in the 

 week. Lard, one ounce; red iodide of mercury, one 

 drachm. Mix. This will cause whatever thickening 

 may exist, to be absorbed or taken up. Lard or oil will 

 have to be applied once per day on the place where the 

 ointment was applied, to prevent the skin from cracking. 

 If the animal be debilitated, give occasionally sixty 



