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The ordinary fly blister plaster of tbe drug store mixed with one third its 

 weight of lard is efficient. Sulphur burnt iu the stable while the ani- 

 mal is there to inhale its fumes i^ also a valuatje adjunct. Care should 

 be taken that the fumes of the burning sulphur are suihciently diluted 

 with air, so as not to suffocate the horse. Chloride of lime sprinkled 

 around the stall is good. Also keep a quantity" of the chloride under 

 the hay in the manger so that the gases will be inhaled as the horse 

 holds his head over the hay while eating. Keep the nostrils wasbed; 

 the discharges may be washed away for appearance sake, but squirting 

 solutions up the nose is worse than useless, as they do not come in con- 

 tact with the diseased part. 



If the nasal gleet is the result of a diseased tooth the tooth must be re- 

 moved, and the subsequent treatment will be according to indications. 

 The operation of trephining is the best possible way to remove the 

 tooth in such cases, as it immediately opens the cavity which can be at- 

 tended to direct. 



In all those cases of nasal gleet where sinuses contain either collec- 

 tions of pus or tumors, the only relief is by the trephine; and it is a 

 fact that, no matter how thoroughly described, this is an operation that 

 will be very seldom attempted by the non-professional, although the 

 operation is simple and attended in the majority of instances with suc- 

 cess. It would therefore be a useless waste of time to give the modus 

 operandi. 



An abscess inv^olving the turbinated bones is similar to the collection 

 of pus in the sinuses, and must be relieved by trephining. 



THJCKENINGr OF THE MEMBRA.NE. 



This is sometimes denoted by a chronic discharge, a snuffling in the 

 breathing and a contraction of the nostril. It is a result of common 

 cold and requires the same treatment as prescribed for nasal gleet, viz, 

 the sulphate of iron, sulphate of copper, iodide of potassium, etc. The 

 membranes of both sides may be affected, but one side only is the rule; 

 and the affected side may be easily detected by holding the hand tightly 

 over one nostril at a time. When the healthy side is closed in this 

 manner, the breathing through the affected side will demonstrate a 

 decreased caliber or an obstruction. 



NASAl, POLYPUS. 



Tumors with narrow bases (somewhat pear-shaped) are occasionally 

 found attached to the membrane of the nasal chambers, and are ob- 

 structions to breathing through the side in which they are located. 

 They vary much in size; some are so small that their preseuce is not 

 manifested, while others almost completely fill up the chamber, thereby 

 causing a serious obstruction to the passage of air. The pedicel of the 

 tumor is generally attached high up iu the chamber, and usually the 



