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degree than in catarrh; while sometimes in inflam- 

 mation of the lungs there is no sore throat at all. 

 The horse gives up eating, and, day after day, he 

 obstinately refuses to feed. The nose is first inflamed, 

 but dry. There is no discharge, but actually a want 

 of moisture in the early stage. If he case, however, 

 is to do well, the discharge will shortly appear, and in 

 much greater quantity than in catarrh. The appear- 

 ance of the deflexion is desired; for with it the 

 severity of the symptoms generally abate. If by in- 

 judicious treatment the discharge should be checked, 

 the weakness becomes excessive. The nasal mem- 

 brane loses its red hue, and assumes a dull-purple 

 colour. A thin, discoloured, and stinking fluid drains 

 from the nostrils, for the thick full stream that an- 

 nounces recovery is no longer beheld. The breathing, 

 which at first was not violently affected, although the 

 horse was tucked up, becomes laborious, and the animal 

 dies from inflammation of the bowels or lungs, or 

 more commonly from dropsy of the chest. 



The measures adopted in the treatment of influenza 

 must be cautious. Blood must not be taken. 



Purgation is often present when influenza sets in, 

 and even if the bowels are costive, physic is not safe. 

 If the proprietor will give it, let him be cautious 

 how he administers even one drachm and a half 

 of aloes in any form. Half a pint of linseed oil, 

 in which a drachm of camphor and the like amount 

 of chloroform have been dissolved, is much better 

 than aloes; but no laxative is demanded. If the 

 fever be great, the following drink may, with ad- 

 vantage, be given night and morning, or in very 

 severe cases even thrice a day: — 



