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and ill some instances, I believe, has been the 

 means of hastening death. When suppuration 

 takes place in tiie lungs, though there is little 

 probability of saving the animal, his life may 

 l)e prolonged by giving frequent!}' good water- 

 gruel and infusion of malt. Opium, salt of 

 hartshorn, and other corJiais, will also be of 

 service. I have Greneralls'^ o-lven the foUowino- 

 ball on these occasions; and though I have 

 never seen a horse recover after suppuration 

 had taken place in the lungs, yet these reme- 

 dies have certaudy afforded considerable relief. 



Salt of hartshorn, - If dr. 



Opium, - - - 1 dr. 



Powdered aniseeds, - ' \ oz. 



SvruD enou^'h to form a ball for one dose. • 



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When the mode of treatment here recom- 

 mended is adopted before the disease has 

 gained much ground, it will generally succeed 

 completel3\ Considerable weakness will of 

 course remain after the fever has been removed, 

 but this also will -gradually go off, if proper 

 attention be paid to the horse's diet and exer- 

 cise. W^hen the appetite begins to return, it 

 •will be advisable to give small quantities of 



