46 INFLAMMATION OF THE EYE. 



because it seems to be one of the means by which he 

 has the fairest chance of success : and he bleeds if he 

 imagines that there is much fever ; and, if the in- 

 flammation is very intense, he bleeds largely from the 

 jugular, and to this he adds a local bloodletting. He 

 gets as much blood as he can from the angular vein ; 

 that vein which is to be found at the inner corner of 

 the eye, and which comes from the orbit of the eye ; 

 for, by bleeding there, he will be most likely to unload 

 the congested vessels of the part. He continues 

 diligently, and for weeks together, to apply local ap- 

 plications ; giving a fair trial to each, and changing 

 them as each seems to lose its effect ; he inserts a 

 seton under the jaws, to which he perhaps adds two 

 setons in the cheeks. He regularly administers the 

 medicines which he would use in cases of fever, with 

 a view to lower the circulation." A good fever-ball 

 for the horse, and one which is applicable to most 

 cases, is the following : — 



RECIPE (No. 9). 



Fever Ball. 



Take — Extract of belladonna, one drachm ; 

 Emetic tartar, half a drachm ; 

 Sulphur, one drachm ; 

 Linseed meal, two drachms : 

 Beat together with palm oil. 



There is one thing which he should never do, 

 although it is the continual practice of the farrier. 

 The haw may partake of the general inflammation, 

 and be enlarged. It is drawn over the eye in order 

 to protect it from the light, and on account of its 



