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mixture is properly made up take a spoonful! at a time and 

 smear it on the animal's tongue. By this means there is no 

 forcing or disturbing the patient ; he will swallow as much 

 as suits him at a time. This may be given two or three 

 times a day. Besides all this, much good will be done by 

 counter-irritation. Apply a good mustard poultice or strong 

 liniment around the throat, with an eight-tailed bandage or 

 without it — it makes no matter which, I never use one my- 

 self—but just apply a thick paste of mustard directly to the 

 skin. Setons have been tried also, but this plan will do, 

 without needlessly annoying the animal. 



When the medicine here recommended is given it will 

 have the effect of soothing and softening the cough, besides 

 other effects. 



Let there be some warm gruel left before the patient, but 

 don't force him to drink — he will take a little at a time. 

 After this, as he progresses, some green food, &c. When 

 the throat symptoms are relieved tonics and stimulants 

 twice 'a day must be given. Take of — 



Carbonate of ammonia. [ Two ounces of each for 

 Gentian. \ eight balls; two a day. 



PHARYNGITIS. 



Cause. — The larynx and pharynx are so intimately con- 

 nected that the same causes often produced either disease, 

 except when mechanical injury or external violence accounts 

 for injury of the latter. The pharynx is the posterior part 

 of the mouth, through the funnel-shaped cavity of which 

 tood passes into the esophagus. These parts are occasion- 

 ally hurt by the attempts to relieve animals while endangered 

 by choking, especially by rough and inexperienced persons. 



Symptoms. — These vary a little from laryngitis. In 

 these cases there is little or no tenderness on pressure, but 

 very difficult deglutition ; in the majority of instances no 

 tood can be swallowed. Besides, there is scarcely any cough- 

 ing, but very often spasms of the muscles of the neck. After 



