94 HIGHBLOWING AND WHEEZING. 
ment last employed an elastic probe armed with a piece of linen tape. 
The probe, being about eighteen inches long, will, by the application of 
very gentle force, soon glide through the opening last made, and out of 
the nostril. The tape is, by traction, made to follow, and the ends being 
tied, a seton is established. By the daily movement of this last contri- 
vance, the concrete matter may effectually be displaced. 
This being finished, the syringe is to be daily employed; and the cure 
may be often expedited by the following ball, which should be given 
once every twenty-four hours :— 
Balsam of copaiba . . . . 1. Half an ounce. 
Cantharides (in powder) . . . . . Four grains. 
Cubebs. 2... . 1... 6A Sufficiency. Jha. 
Should this appear to affect the urinary system, immediately discon- 
tinue it. In its place, half a drachm of belladonna should be rubbed 
down in one ounce of water, and administered every hour, till all ap- 
petite is destroyed, and the drug should be discontinued after this effect 
is gained. The belladonna, however, should be exhibited only every 
fourth day. 
The lymphatic glands under the horse’s jaw occasionally enlarge; but 
as the affection is destroyed the swelling will disappear. However, the 
cure may be expedited by commodious lodging and liberal food. It 
evidently is folly to stint the provender and expect a starved nature to 
vanquish disease. 
HIGHBLOWING AND WHEEZING. 
These peculiarities admit of no pictorial illustration. Obviously, it is 
impossible to picture a sound. Both affections are known by the noises 
to which they give rise. 
Highblowing is complained of only in saddle horses. It consists of 
forcing the respiration violently through the nostrils, whereby a bur-r-r-r- 
ing kind of noise is made. This sound children are fond of imitating, 
when they play “horses;” but in the animal it is unpleasant to the 
equestrian, because by it the nostrils are cleared, and the trousers of the 
rider are often soiled. Besides, fashion at present favors a quiet steed. 
For this habit there is no remedy, except throwing up the horse for har- 
ness purposes, in which employment the habit is not generally regarded 
as objectionable. 
Wheezing is a thin, whistling noise, heard only during inspiration. It 
is provoked by some impediment to the breathing, and the cause always 
resides in the nasal chambers. It is astonishing how small an obstacle 
engenders this affection. This, like the former peculiarity, is equally 
incurable. It is easy to stop each nostril, and thus to tell from which 
