ROARING. 83? 



hi"her than the teeth, he is said to have the 

 lampaSy and this is supposed to prevent his 

 feeding. Farriei*s burn down this swohi part 

 with a red-iiol iron made for the purpose. I 

 believe this operation is performed much more 

 frequently than is necessary, but I have never 

 seen any bad consequences arise from it. 



Roaring. 



This disease takes its name from a peculiar ^ 

 sound in respiration, particularly when the 

 horse is put into a brisk trot or gallop. . It 

 seems to arise from lymph that has been ef- 

 fused in the windpipe or its branches, which, 

 becoming solid, obstructs, in a greater or less 

 degree, the passage of air. As a remedy for 

 this complaint, blistering the whole length of 

 the windpipe has been recommended ; I be- 

 lieve, however, that it is always incurable, 

 unless proper remedies are employed as soon 

 as it is observed to be coming on. It generally 

 begins like a severe cold, with difficulty in 

 breathing, accompanied v/ith a peculiar kind 

 of wheezinsr : sometimes there is also consi- 

 derable fever, and soreness of the throat. 



