140 DISEASES OF THE HOESE. 



Inflammation. — Inflammation of the various portion* 

 or parts of the body will be found treated of under the 

 name of the organ or part affected. 



Influenza. — This is a name which is properly applied 

 to an epizootic catarrh of frequent occurrence in the spring 

 of the year. Indeed, it is very rare that we see a cold run 

 its course as such, without some complication of one kind 

 or another. 



Bymptoms. A chill or shivering fit, succeeded by in- 

 creased heat of the body, with fever and irritation. Loss 

 of appetite, cough, discharge of mucus from the nose, 

 watering of the eyes, great prostration of strength, followed 

 in a day or two with swellings of the legs, and in bad cases, 

 of the belly, breast, and in males, of the sheath ; such is a 

 true and succinct account of the symptoms of this disease. 

 The symptoms will vary, as in other diseases, with the 

 intensity of the affection. 



Causes. A subtle poison in the air, sudden changes in 

 the dryness or moisture of the earth's surface, easterly 

 winds, cold accompanied with dampness in the air. These 

 are conditions which too often accompany or precede influ- 

 enza, which differs from an attack of common cold, chiefly 

 in the severity of its effect, causing more fever and greater 

 debility. In England it was first observed in 1819, and 

 again in 1832, and more or less ever since. In the United 

 States it first manifested itself in 1856, and is still seen 

 every spring and fall with symptoms more or less severe. 



Treatment. The mortality in this disease is great, when 

 treated according to the books which our publishers 

 frequently issue — old English books, with new dresses cut 

 to the fashion. Bear this in mind, when undertaking the 

 treatment of a disease of this kind, that one step wrongly 

 taken can never be recalled. Place the horse in a cool 



