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effect of moldy or dusty liay, fodder, or food of any kind can not bo 

 overestimated. A small quantity of the best bay once a day is suffi- 

 cient. The animal should invariably be watered before feeding; never 

 directly after a meal. It is a good plan to slightly dampen the food to 

 allay the dust. The animal should not be worked immediately after a 

 meal. Exertion, when the stomach Is full, invariably aggravates the 

 symptoms. Turning on pasture gives relief. Carrots, potatoes, or 

 turnips chopped and mixed with oats or corn are a good diet. 



Many different medicines have been tried, but not one lias yet been 

 discovered that gives even partial satisfaction in the treatment of 

 broken wind. Arsenic, however, is about the only remedy that retains 

 any reputation of being efficacious in palliating the symptoms. It is 

 best administered in the form of the solution of arsenic in hydrochloric 

 acid (Liq. Acidi. Ars.), which should be obtained from the drug store, 

 as it is then of a standard preparation. Each ounce of the solution con- 

 tains a little over 4^ grains of arsenic. A tablespoonful mixed with 

 bran and oats three times a day for about two weeks, then about twice 

 a day for about two weeks longer, then once a day for several weeks, is 

 a good way to give this remedy. If the bowels do not act regularly, a 

 pint of raw linseed oil may be given once or twice a month. It must, 

 however, be borne in mind that all medical treatment is of secondary 

 consideration; careful attention paid to the diet is of greatest impor- 

 tance. Broken-winded animals should not bo used for breeding pur- 

 poses. A predisposition to the disease is likely to be inherited. 



CHRONIC COUGH. 



A chronic cough may succeed the acute diseases of the respiratory 

 organs, such as pneumonia, bronchitis, laryngitis, etc. It accompanies 

 chronic roaring, chronic bronchitis, broken wind. It may succeed in- 

 fluenza. As previously stated, cough is but a symptom and not a dis- 

 ease in itself. Chronic cough is occasionally associated with diseases 

 other than those of the organs of respiration. It may be a symptom of 

 chronic indigestion or of worms. In such cases it is caused by a reflex 

 nervous irritation. The proper treatment in all cases of chronic cough 

 is to ascertain the nature of the disease of which it is a symptom, and 

 then cure the disease if possible, and the cough will cease. 



The treatment of the affections will be found under their appropriate 

 heads, to which the reader is referred. 



PLEURODYNIA. 



This is a form of rheumatism that affects the intercostal muscles, 

 that is, the muscles between the ribs. The apparent symptoms are very 

 similar to those of pleurisy. The animal is stiff and not inclined to 

 turn around ; the ribs are kept in a fixed state as much as possible. If 

 the head is pulled round suddenly, or the affected side struck with the 

 hand, or if the spaces between the ribs are pressed with the fingers the 

 animal will flinch and perhaps emit a grunt or groan expressive of 



