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V. Partial Paralysis. 



This is a disease principally coufined to fast driven horses, ot thok« 

 used to extreme exertion. It is also occasioned by ergot in the hay or 

 grain and then is known as ergotism. An injury to the brain may cause 

 paralysis of the opposite side of the body. So paralysis of the face, 

 body or limbs may arise from pressure on the brain. Paralysis of one 

 side of the body, called hemiphlegia, may result from disordered brain 

 or spinal cord. So paralj'sis of the face, ear, eyelid, lip, tongue, larynx 

 and tail may arise from local causes. A current of cold air continually 

 striking a part, bad fitting bridles, collars, or other parts of the harness. 

 Paralysis of the hind limbs is the most common form and may result from 

 injury to the loin or back, from indigestion, from tumors, parasites, in- 

 flammation or softening of the spinal cord, from eating freshly ripened 

 seeds of some of the grasses (the loliums) as darnell, flax rye grass, and 

 perennial rye grass. 



What to do. — The cause must first be found. See articles on inflam- 

 naation, poisons, indigestion, etc. 



IIOR8K 8CFFKBIN6 FROM PARTIAL PARAXY8I8 OF THK MIND L£G9 . 



If the paralysis proceeds from an incurable disease it is to be treated 

 by cold water shocks and subsequent friction by rubbing. Among the 

 best means is a current of electricity daily. 



The following ball has resulted in relieving the difficulty when it wa» 

 partial paralysis of the hind limbs: 



