160 DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 
mony, pulverized digitalis, of each one drachm ; nitrate 
of potassa, one ounce ; mix and divide into eight pow- 
ders; give one every fone hours upon the tongue. In- 
jections of soap and water are very useful in these cases. 
The legs should be hand-rubbed, and stimulated with 
mustard or cayenne pepper, and then wrapped in wool- 
en bandages; a pure atmosphere and good nursing are 
very necessary 
PLEURISY. _. 
This is an inflammation of the lining membrane of the 
chest and covering of the lungs. The symptoms are: 
Uneasiness, pawing, looking at the sides, pulse quick, 
pain on pressure over the ribs, body hot, lying down 
but rising quickly. The same treatment as in inflamma- 
tion of the lungs is called for; but under no cireun- 
stances should bleeding be resorted to. These cases are 
very apt to terminate in hydrothorax, or 
DROPSY OF THE CHEST. 
Symptoms.—Breathing short and quick, legs strad- 
dling, pulse small and quick; breast, belly, and sheath 
Swell, and leave the mark of the finger when pressed 
upon ; the animal stands until he dies. The treatment 
of this disease, as a general thing, is not very satisfao- 
tory. The iodide of potassa, in half-drachm doses, three 
times a day, has proved the most useful medicine in 
such cases, in connection with setons in the breast and 
sides. 
BROKEN WIND, OR HEAVES, 
This disease is well known to horsemen ; so we will 
content ourselves merely by giving the most successful 
remedies, which, for the most part, are only palliative. 
Divide half an ounce of pulverized digitalis in twenty 
