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manded by cold extremitics, with dropsical tendency. Tonics are often 
necessary, and nux vomica will give relief if there be profuse nasal dis- 
charge; drooping head; languor; repeated dry, hard cough, worse from 
trotting, and often attended with passing of wind from the bowels; weak- 
ness; trembling; cold legs; lying down mucn, It is usually better to’ give 
this in alternation with arsenicum, at intervals of three or four hours, or 
with quinine in five-grain doses. Phosphorus is especially suited to cases, 
after the primary symptoms, in which the nasal discharge is profuse, thick, 
greenish, and perhaps offensive; the cough dry, hollow, hoarse and pain- 
ful, made worse by dust, cold air, strong-smelling urine, or pressure on the 
windpipe; rapid loss of flesh; lung-complications. If very stringy, thick, 
white or yellow mucus be discharged from the nose, or expelled by cough- 
ing, give kali bichromicum every one or two hours, one grain ground into 
sugar until thoroughly mixed being a suitable dose. The bowels should 
be kept free with bran-mashes, linseed or olive oil, and in case of great 
weakness stimulants and tonics should be used, among which we may men- 
tion carbonate of ammonia, colombo, gentian and cinchona. est ¢s ¢m- 
perative. Fiven strong horses recover much more readily and completely 
if relieved of work, though in good weather the animal should be gently 
exercised. Keep the stable thoroughly clean and well ventilated, and pro- 
vide clothing and warm bedding in cold weather. If the legs be cold, 
thoroughly rub them three times a day and wrap them comfortably when 
the weather is cold. The burning of tar.in the stable may be of benefit, 
especially if some of the above remedies are administered. The fumes of 
burning tar or leather so used as to surely enter the nostrils will excite the 
membrane to action and thus facilitate the clearing of the nose. They may 
be apphed by the use of a steaming-bag. The rubbing of liniment on the 
throat is of doubtful value, though this may serve a purpose in the absence 
of specific medicines. The best of such liniments is hartshorn. Give hay 
sparingly in mild cases, but avoid it in bad ones. Warm bran-mashes 
with ¢epzd drinking-water are the best in severe cases. Boiled potatoes. 
and turnips and raw apples are good. Corn meal soaked in hot water, in 
small quantities every few hours, is strengthening, and suited to late stages. 
PINK-EYE. 
Pink-eye is epidemic in its character, much the same as the epizootic 
considered just above, though not so fatal. It is a fever and not a cold, as 
many suppose, though it is sometimes attended with influenza. 
Symptoms.—The symptoms are easily detected: The horse becomes 
dull and moody, with hanging head; the eyes become red and swollen, the 
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