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discbarge from the nostrils, of a yellowish colour, and 

 unaccompanied by disagreeable odour ; it is also in most 

 cases slightly purulent. There is, besides, a discharge of 

 slimy, stringy fluid from the mouth. The membrane which 

 lines the nose is red. It will be found that considerable 

 swelling has taken place under the jaws, accompanied by 

 fever, which is distinguised by want of appetite, a quick 

 pulse, a hot mouth, and a general weakness of the whole 

 frame, producing a dejected appearance. There is likewise 

 a quick motion of the flanks, and coldness in the ears and 

 limbs. The swelling is in the form of a tumour between 

 the jaws, increasing with various degrees of rapidity, 

 occupying nearly the entire space, and giving pain to the 

 horse when eating ; wlio also manifests a great disinclina- 

 tion to feed. This is accompanied by thirst ; but the swell- 

 ing prevents him from indulging in water, and, having 

 swallowed a mouthful or two, he desists. After which, 

 and even after eating, he is frequently seized with a 

 spasmodic cough, with suffocating symptoms. The swell- 

 ing is one uniform body, and, consequently, differs from the 

 enlargement of the glands in catarrh and glanders. 



Treatment. — As the visible complaint consists in the 

 swelling between the jaws, the first thing to be attended to 

 is to bring the tumour to suppuration A sharp blister 

 is the first thing to be applied. This, administered in time, 

 will facilitate the discharge a week or two earlier than it 

 would have taken place if allowed to come to a period 

 naturally. It will also have a tendency to draw out the 

 inflammation from the mucous membrane of the throat, and 

 consequently ameliorate the cough. The following stimu- 

 lating ointment may be applied with advantage after the 

 removal of the blister : 



Camphor 1 drachm. 



Hog's lard 1 ounce. 



Oil of origanum .... J drachm. 



Shortly after having been anointed with the above, a large 

 hot poultice may be applied, and both repeated twice a day 

 until the tumour is full of matter, and is quite soft. It fre- 

 quently breaks of its own accord ; but it is better that it 

 should be laid open with a lancet, from the bottom upwards. 

 The matter must be well squeezed out, and the lips of the 



