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■out from the table the composition of the food suggested 

 to be given, and to alter it according as whether it be too 

 rich in carbohydrates (in which case a more albuminous 

 food should be substituted), or if of too albuminous a 

 ■character, then look out a suitable food of a more starchy 

 nature to take the place of one which contains a greater 

 ■quantity of albuminoids or proteids. 



II. The Use and Abuse of Sedatives in the 

 Treatment of the Equine Colics. 



Briefly put, it may be said that the major portion of 

 this little monograph is a plea for the more restricted 

 use of sedatives in the treatment of the equine colics. 

 Seeing that it is more or less a summary of my ideas on 

 the subject, and that it contains in a concise form the 

 arguments both for and against this practice, I insert 

 here the reprint of a paper which I read in 1903 before 

 the members of the Eastern Counties Veterinary Medical 

 Society. 



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' There are two factors controlling one's choice of a 

 subject to bring before the members of an Association 

 such as this. One is the extent to which it should 

 interest the hearers ; and the other is the degree of 

 special knowledge, fancied or real, the essayist feels him- 

 self capable of putting into it. 



The first condition I feel confident I have fulfilled, for 

 the treatment of the equine colics is a subject that 

 forces itself almost daily upon the average veterinarian ; 

 and, unless he feels his present treatment the acme of 

 what is right, and all knowledge bearing on it at a stand- 

 still, any new line of thought thereon should not fail to 

 hold his attention. 



