6 BRONCHITIS. 



the cause should be other than costiveness or diarrhoea, give thirty drops of the 

 tincture of aconite root, and repeat it in two hours. Apply blankets, wrung 

 out of hot water, to the belly, and renew them every fifteen minutes. 

 Give injections of warm (not hot) water, castile soap, and a handful of 

 table salt every half hour until the bowels move some. There is a diversity 

 of opinion in regard to bleeding. It is my opinion that it is of doubtful 

 utility in this disease. 



BRONCHITIS. — This disease consists in an inflammation of the air 

 passages of the lungs. It is a very common disease among horses, and is 

 sometimes confounded with inflammation of the lungs (or lung fever), dis- 

 tempers and colds. 



Symptoms. — Begins with a chill, fever, harsh cough, labored breathing, 

 mouth hot and dry, with loss of appetite, and in one or two days a discharge 

 from the nostrils will be observed. 



Treatment.— Give the horse a good, comfortable place (not too close nor 

 the reverse). Give fifteen to twenty drops tincture of aconite root, and re- 

 peat every four hours until six doses have been given, which will probably 

 relieve the fever. Let the horse have plenty of cold water to drink. We 

 would discourage the idea of bleeding, as it would be more likely to do 

 harm than good. 



After the fever has subsided (which will probably be about the second 

 day), give a few powders of the following : Mix pulv. licorice root, pulv. 

 fenugreek and pulv. gentian, tw^o ounces of each, and divide into six pow- 

 ders and give in feed two or three times a day. 



Chronic Bronchitis is the result of bad treatment of acute bronchitis, 

 and when the attack has been prolonged for some time. 



Symptoms.— A cough which seems to be confirmed, with discharge from 

 the nostrils, and cough worse after drinking and in the morning. 



TreatTuent.-Take of pulv. gentian and pulv. sulphate of iron, eight 

 ounces each. Mix thoroughly and divide into thirty-five powders and feed 

 twice a day until all has been given ; then make an ointment of red iodide 

 of mercury, one drachm, lard, one ounce, thoroughly mixed together. 

 Apply the above named ointment down the course of the windpipe, and the 

 next day apply sweet oil or lard to keep the skin from cracking. Repeat 

 the application of the ointment in one week. 



BURNS AND SCALDS.— When the burn is so deep as to destroy the 

 skin and superficial tissues, we w^ould recommend raw linseed oil, applied 

 with bandages, to protect the parts from the air, and allowed to remain for 

 several days. 



But when the skin is not destroyed we have found that ' ' Kendall's Spavin 

 Cure " is an excellent remedy for such burns on man ; so we feel certain it 

 will work equally well on any animal. 



