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parts, and give one part night and morning in the feed 
until gone; this will usually allay all signs of the dis- 
ease in two weeks. Or, take assafoetida, two drachms ; 
camphor, one drachm; mix and give every other night 
for a week. 
INFLAMMATION OF THE BOWELS. 
This disease may appear suddenly, or it may be slow 
in coming on. The symptoms resemble those of colic, 
with which disease it is often confounded. The pulse is 
our certain guide in determining the character of the 
disease: when that is full and natural, or nearly so, 
there is no inflammation; if full, strong, and quick, 
there is inflammation; other symptoms corresponding, — 
there is no difficulty in determining the case. In colic, 
the symptoms of pain are intermittent; in inflammation 
of the bowels, there are no intermissions. Other symp- 
toms which are present in both diseases are pawing, 
kicking the belly, rolling and tumbling about, sweating, 
haggard expression of countenance, looking at his sides, 
etc. ; in colic, the legs usually are warm; in inflammation 
of bowels, they are cold. — “y 
Treatment.—Bleed freely from the neck-vein, and give 
ten drops tincture of aconite every three hours; apply 
blankets saturated with hot water to the entire body, 
and keep it up for two hours; then remove the wet ones 
and replace them with dry ones, well secured with a 
body-girth. Injections of tobacco-smoke are very useful 
in these cases; when not convenient, soap and water 
will answer the purpose. No food of any kind should 
be given for at least forty-eight hours. 
DIARRHEA, 
The cause of this disease is exposure to cold, over. 
