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worms, to feed bran mashes, until the bowels are freely 

 moved, and should the horse refuse the bran mash or 

 should it fail to move the bowels, give the horse a dose 

 of Glauber Salts. 



RHEUMATISM. 



This is caused by an irregular condition of the 

 blood, and is accompanied by stiffness, lameness and 

 fever. The pain usually will be found to leave one joint 

 and appear in the corresponding one on the opposite 

 side. The disease can generally be detected by sudden 

 lameness and in some cases by inflammation. A swell- 

 ing may appear in the loins, chest or in the fetlock, 

 stifle or hock joints. The pulse is hard and the mouth 

 warm and devoid of moisture. If possible, the horse 

 should be put in a sling in a box stall, and raised enough 

 to take weight off the limbs. Bathe freely with Pratts 

 Veterinary Liniment once a day without rubbing. Give 

 internally Pratts Food, Pratts Animal Regulator or 

 Pratts Condition Powder three times daily to purify the 

 blood. Give a bran mash twice a week and green food 

 once a day. These simple remedies will quickly cure even 

 the most stubborn case of rheumatism. However, as per 

 our note on page 119, we mention another remedy. 



