250 COMPENDIUM OF THE VETERINARY ART. 



and assisted by a light nourishing diet, and 

 \'ery moderate exercise. 



Powdered cohimbo root, 2 dr. 



Cascarilla povvdefed, - 1 dr. 



Prepared natron, - - 2 dr. 



Opium, - - - i dr. 



To be given every morning. 



There are no external appearances by which 

 a diseased state of the pancreas can be ascer- 

 tained, though it is probably sometimes a 

 cause of ill condition. There is reason to be- 

 lieve that want of condition depends in some 

 cases upon an imperfect action of the lacteals, 

 or those delicate vessels which convey the 

 chyle, or nutritious parts of the food, into the 

 blood. All the internal surface of the bowels 

 is covered with verv minute orifices, which 

 are the mouths of the lacteals, and are sup- 

 posed to be always open, to receive such parts 

 of the digested food as ate destined for the 

 nourishment of the system. It is not impro- 

 bable that these minute orifices may sometimes 

 be obstructed, or that the lacteals may be 

 deficient in energy. Therefore when a horse 

 conUnues tiiin and lU- conditioned, without 



