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sensitive that if the smallest particle of food happens to drop into it 

 from the ijharynx the muscles instantly contract and violent coughing 

 ensues, which is continued until the source of irritation is ejected. 

 This is a wise provision of nature to prevent foreign substances gain- 

 ing access to the lungs. That iirojection called Adam's apple in the 

 neck of man is the prominent part of one of the cartilages forming 

 the larynx. 



Inflammation of the larynx is a serious and sometimes a fatal dis- 

 ease, and, as before stated, is usually complicated with inflammation 

 of the pharynx, constituting what is i)oi)ularly known as ''sore 

 throat." 



Symptoms. — About the first symptom noticed is the cough, followed 

 by a difficulty in swallowing, which ma}'^ be due to the soreness of the 

 membrane of the pharynx, over which the food or water must pass, 

 or to the pain caused by the contraction of the muscles necessary to 

 impel the food or water onward to the gullet ; or this same contraction 

 of the muscles may cause a pressure on the larynx and produce the 

 pain. In manj^ instances the difficulty in swallowing is so great that 

 the water, and in some cases the food, is returned through the nose. 

 The mouth is hot, and saliva dribbles from it. The glands between 

 the lower jaw bones and below the ears may be swollen. Pressure 

 on the larynx induces a violent fit of coughing. The cough is very 

 characteristic ; it is easilj^ seen that the animal is ' ' coughing at his 

 throat." The head is more or less "poked out," and has the apx)sar- 

 ance of being stiffly carried. The membrane in the nose becomes 

 red. A discharge from the nostrils soon appears. As the disease 

 advances, the breathing may assume a more or less noisy character; 

 sometimes a harsh rasping snore is emitted with every respiration, 

 the breathing becomes hurried, and occasionally' the animal seems 

 threatened with suffocation. 



Treatment. — In all cases steam the nostrils as advised for cold in the 

 head. In bad cases cause the steam to be inhaled continuously for 

 hours, until relief is afforded. Have a fresh bucketful of boiling water 

 every fifteen or twenty minutes. In each bucketful of water put a 

 tablespoonful of oil of turpentine, which will be carried along -svith 

 the steam to the affected parts and have a beneficial effect. In mild 

 cases steaming the nostrils five, six, or seven times a day will suffice. 



The animal should be placed in a comfortable, dry stall (a box-stall 

 preferred), but should have a pure atmosphere to breathe. The body 

 should be blanketed, and bandages applied to the legs. The diet 

 should consist of soft food — bran mashes, scalded oats, linseed gruel, 

 and, best of all, grass, if in season, which should be carried to him 

 as soon as cut, and a fresh supply offered often. The manger or 

 trough should not be too higli nor too low, but a temporary one should 

 be constructed at about the height ho carries his head. Having to 

 reach too high or too low may cause so much pain that the animal 



