DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 165 



TO CUKE ROARING. OR WHISTLINGK 



The following treatment for the cure of roaring, or whistling, as it is 

 termed, has been used by Mr. E. D. Conklin, and others, in Cleveland, 

 Ohio, and they claim the mcst satisfactory results. Mr. Conklin, who is 

 a large owner of horses, and perfectly reliable, states that he cured one 

 very bad case; could not pull a load two rods up-hill without blowing 

 and choking down ; was completely cured in six weeks. Has tried it 

 in a number of cases, and always with satisfactory results. The treat- 

 ment was introduced by Mr. Johnson, of Cleveland, who claims he can 

 cure any case. As there is no really satisfactory treatment for this dif- 

 ficulty in regular practice that I know of, I give this remedy and state 

 my authority. It can be tried with safety. 



Treatment. From 10 to 20 drops of sponga fosta on the 

 tongue in the morning. At night the same proportion of 

 Fowler's Solution in the same manner, to be repeated 

 alternately for from four to six weeks, giving more or less 

 and for a longer or shorter time, according to the severity 

 of the case, until a cure is effected. 



TETANUS, OR LOCKED JAW. 



This disease is wholly of a nervous character. A descrip- 

 tion of the symptoms is scarcely necessary, but in the first 

 stage there is a disinclination to move; then the tail be- 

 comes erect and quivers, the ears set back, and the 

 conjunctiva is thrown over the pupil of the eye, and the 

 head is elevated. 



As the disease advances, the muscles all over the neck 

 and body become stiff and rigid, and the legs have the ap- 

 pearance of a four-footed stool. The animal has little or 

 no power to move. 



For the first few days the teeth remain apart, but as the 

 disease advances, the muscles of the jaw become so con- 

 tracted as to bring them close together. Hence the name 

 of locked jaw. 



The causes of this disease are numerous, but it is gener- 

 ally produced from a wounded nerve or bunch of nerves, 

 pricking the tail, and very often from docking, punctured 

 wounds in the feet from glass or nails, and sometimes from 

 severe exposure to cold, and I have known one case to occur 

 from fright. As to the pulse, it is almost normal for the 

 first few days. As the disease advances the pulse quickens, 



