180 DISEASES OF THE HORSE. 
Treatment.—That which I have found most success- 
ful is the early administration of the following: Tincture 
of aconite, two drachms; tincture of belladonna, two 
drachms; water, one half-ounce; mix and give forty 
drops every four hours on the tongue. Keep a ball of 
aloes in the mouth for several days; there is no fear of 
giving too much; I have frequently given half a pound 
in the course of a few days, with good results. Hydro- 
cyanic acid, twenty drops in a little water, and put upon 
the tongue every four hours, is an excellent. remedy. 
Foment the jaws with bags of hops steeped in “hot 
water, and bathe the line of the back from the pole to 
the croup with mustard and vinegar; be careful not to 
allow the animal to be unnecessarily excited by noises 
and bustle about him, but go about him very quietly ; 
keep a pail of bran-slop before him all the time. If the 
foot has been injured, poultice with flax-seed meal and 
keep the wound open until healthy action has been es- 
tablished. 
RHEUMATISM., 
This is a common disease in some localities, as it is in 
the human family; the animal appears stiff and sore, the 
lameness shifting from one limb to another, the joints 
sometimes become swollen and painful to the touch, the 
animal appearing better or worse, according to.the sea- 
son of the year and the condition of the atmosphere. 
Treatment.—Open the bowels with the following: 
Calomel, one drachm; Barbadoes aloes, four drachms ; 
alcohol, two drachms; linseed-meal, two drachms; mo- 
lasses enough to make into a ball; follow this with pine 
tar, one half-ounce, made into a ball with flax-seed meal : 
give one every morning. Poultice the feet with flax- 
seed meal, four parts, ground mustard, one part, for 
