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horse will travel wide behind, and will work his testicles 

 up and down. They will be very sensitive and large. 

 The horse should have rest both as to service and driving. 

 They should be bathed freely with witch hazel or arnica 

 or any other soothing lotion. Two ounces of laudanum 

 with a little acetate of lead, in a quart of water, will also 

 be very beneficial. If there is any pus forming, it must 

 be allowed to run out by making an opening with a 

 knife. In bad cases it is necessary to castrate the ani- 

 mal to save its life. Pratts Food, Pratts Animal Regu- 

 lator or Pratts Condition Powder purify the blood and 

 place a stallion in first-class condition. They make him 

 strong, and enable him to stand more service than 

 otherwise. In cases of inflammation, if given in the usual 

 quantity at each feeding time, an improvement will be 

 noticed immediately. However, as per our note on 

 page 119, to give another remedy, we mention another 

 recipe, as follows : Ten drops of aconite at a dose, 

 given in half a pint of water three times daily ; which 

 will allay all feverishness. 



INFLUENZA (EPIZOOTIC). 

 Influenza usually attacks a horse very suddenly. 

 The head, ears and lips droop, the eye is partly closed, 



