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instead of corn given in the usual way. All food which contains a 

 large proportion of nitrogen, such as pease and gram, should be 

 withheld. 



When a horse is " knocked down " by sunstroke, the best treat- 

 ment is the application of cold to the surface of his body, especially 

 to his head and spine. Writing in the " Vet^rinaiy Record," 2nd 

 March, 1901, Major D. C. Pallin describes the very successful 

 results (with losses of only about one per cent.) obtained by this 

 method in America. He tells us that in a case he saw, the animal 

 " lay comatose and motionless on a bed of matting. Lumps of ice 

 had already been applied to the head and neck, crushed ice being 

 pushed into both ears, while two hose pipes of icy cold water, played 

 with great force along the spine, on the body and extremities. 

 In a short time he was on his legs and staggered into a comfortable 

 box, where whisping and diying were had recourse to, and I was 

 informed that the patient would be sent home on the following 

 day." In these cases, no medicine is given. When we cannot 

 apply cold in this admirable manner, we should do the best we can 

 by cold water and fanning. 



