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it is frequently found, that a number of valuable 

 horses fall victims to this disease ; which we con- 

 ceive may be owing to the error of treatment. 



The principal symptoms observable in the dis- 

 temper are, first, a slight inflammation of the top 

 of the throat, attended with a cough, which be- 

 comes more frequent and violent, particularly 

 when the patient attempts to swallow his food ; 

 the action of the heart and arteries are increased, 

 and the pulse is more quick and hard, with some 

 degree of fever; the tongue is very hot and white, 

 but not always dry, being sometimes covered with 

 tough mucus ; and when difficulty of breathing is 

 joined to these symptoms, we have great reason 

 to apprehend that the lungs are affected. 



There is very little appearance of any enlarge- 

 ment of the external glands about the neck, or 

 under the jaw, as in strangles, the inflammation 

 being principally confined to the throat, windpipe, 

 and adjacent parts, which appear much tumified 

 and sore. 



Where no medicines have been given, or any 

 operation used, this disease terminates by a critical 

 purging, but more frequently by a large secretion 



