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severity of the attack. Always in bleeding make the ori- 

 fice large, and extract the blood as quickly as possible. As 



Second Stage of Spasmodic Colic. 



Third Stage of Spasmodic Colic. 



bleeding is the most powerful and reliable means of relax- 

 ing the system, it can be always relied upon in the cure of 

 this form of colic. There will be no relapse after bleeding. 



SPECIAL NOTICE. To guard against confusion, and 

 aid the reader all I can, I would say here that in my prac- 

 tice I use the remedy given for Flatulent Colic on next 

 page; namely, peppermint, ether, and laudanum. It is 

 peculiarly valuable to the non-professional man, because 

 it will cure either or both, if given promptly. It is the 

 only preparation experience proves is specific for Tympan- 

 itis, or Flatulent Colic, and is almost equally good for 

 Spasmodic Colic. Hence its peculiar value to the farmer 

 who cannot tell one kind of colic from the other, and, in 

 the excitement of a horse taken suddenly sick, would be 

 less likely to determine correctly. So I would advise, if 

 you have a favorite horse that is subject to colic, to keep 

 at least two doses of this medicine in your stable, ready 

 for the emergency when it arises. In all cases of Spas- 

 modic Colic, bleeding largely will give relief and prevent 

 a relapse. But to bleed for Flatulent Colic would cause 

 almost certain death. The exact symptoms of* each, 

 causes and treatment, are given under each head. Prof, 

 Somerville said in his lecture on colic, that he had killed 

 hundreds of horses before he learned to cure this form of 

 colic with certainty, and the remedy referred to here was 

 his favorite prescription. I saw in infirmary practice while 

 studying, and during my experience since, a great many 

 cases treated with this remedy with perfect success, and 



