HORSE MANAGEMENT, ETC. 397 
ANEMIA. 
This signifies an impoverished state of the blood, usually oo- 
tasione! by want of nutritious food and exposure tu inclement 
weather. I was called, a short time agn, to see a yearling, said 
to be ailing and unthrifty, and had been so for some time. 
Symptoms.—-The principal symptoms were as follows: The 
head, face, and eyes were in a dropsical condition and much swol- 
len; underneath the heart, and along the lower part of the abdo- 
men, dropsical swellings were also observed; the membranes of 
the mouth and nose appeared pale, almost bloodless; the pulse was 
quite slow, and the action of the heart fecble; the respirations 
were somewhat hurried, yet the lungs were not expanded to their 
full capacity. I was informed that the urine was thick, and of a 
cream-like color, and the feces hard and scanty. The muscular 
system was spare and wiry; the ribs could be easily counted, and 
the animal was unsteady on his legs. From such symptoms aa 
these the reader will perceive that the case was one of debility. 
and from the fact that the animal had been confined to an innu 
tritious diet, or, rather, like a hen, had to scratch for a living 
It will also be inferred that the debility was the result of partial 
starvation. 
Treatment.—I gave the animal one drachm of sulphate of iron, 
and three ounces of the fluid extract of resin weed per day, dur- 
ing a period of ten days. At the same time, he was liberally fed 
on oats and good timothy hay, under which treatment he rapidly 
gained in health and strength, and soon recovered. 
ANa@MIA (THINNING OF THE BLOOD). 
1 do not advocate that the curry-comb shall be entirely dis 
pensed with ; for, in the first place, it is needed for the purpose af 
removing scurf and dirt which has been removed from th? ex 
ternal surface of the body by means of the brush, and, probably 
this was the intention of the man who first invented a curry- 
comb, and, in the next place, the curry-comb may be neded to 
ceratch off or remove mud that may have become dry and etiff on 
the limbs of horses ; and for these reasons, if for no others, 1 sup- 
pose we can not dispense with the curry-comb. There are some 
parts where the curry-comb should not be used—for example, ov 
