COUGH, OR CATARPJI. 395 



Blisterinor the throat has also been recotn- 

 mended; but I have several tiaics given it a 

 fair trial without success. 



The next kind of coua'h to be described is 

 tliat wliich seems to depend merely upon an 

 unnatural degree of irritability of the mem- 

 brane which lines the larynx, or top of the 

 windpipe; and may be distinguished by being 

 less violent, and not being accompanied by 

 an unusual quickness of breathing*: the 

 cough generally comes on after drinking or 

 feeding, particularly when the hay or oats 

 are dry and dusty. This kind of cough is 

 always more troublesome in a close stable. 



A blister to the throat is useful in this case ; 

 and if that be thought inconvenient, some 

 warm embrocation should be rubbed about 

 the throat and under the ears twice a day, 

 and the head and neck kept warm : the hay 

 and oats should be free from dust, and 

 sprinkled with water. If the horse be inclined 

 to eat his litter, let him be muzzled ; if costive, 



* It is probable, that in some cases thiskin(fof cough depends 

 upon the stimulating quality of the nuicous fluid, wliich is formed 

 upon the part. It is advisable therefore, to add to anodjne me- 

 dicines such as are of an oily or mucilaginous quality, ^^ hich, if 

 not efficacious, are certainly innocent. 



