THE HORSE, ITS DISEASES. 



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We never, however, advise bleeding, except by a veterinary surgeon or 

 physician who knows his business. Wash the throat in warm salt and 

 water. Relieve the bowels as soon as possible by an injection of soap 

 suds, if the rectum be impacted. Give as a laxative 4 drachms Barbae 

 does aloes. Pulverize and mix into a ball with molasses and linseed meal 

 to form a mass or give the following : 



No. 51. 



>i Oz. ground ginger, 

 1 Drachm tartar emetic, 

 1 Pint salt and water. 



Mix and give as warm as the horse can swallow it. As a rule the 

 horse being thoroughly physicked will get better ; if not, apply a mild 

 blister. 



No. 62. 



1 Oz. powdered cantharidea, 

 8 Oz. lard oil. 



Heat to blood heat and mix thoroughly. Shave the hair from tha 

 breast, wash with warm vinegar and apply the mixture rubbing it well in. 

 When the blisters rise dress with a plaster of mutton tallow. 



A FIT SUBJBCT FOR FOUNDER OR BRONCHITIS. 



n. Bronchitis. 



Causes. — Exposure of a heated and steaming hcrse to chill, or orer 

 •xertion, and leaving the horse in the stable, when the system is quite 

 relaxed. Ridins: to town and leaving a horse in the cold and wind while 

 the owner is making himself comfortable. There is first a cold, enlarged 

 glands and swelled throat. The inflammation extends down from the 



