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form. This tendency venesection favors; therefore, save under profes- 
sional advice, refrain from bleeding. 
After the pulse, the breathing next demands our care. Warmth and 
moisture are curative and pleasant to an inflamed surface. Procure the 
steaming-bag, and keep it almost constantly applied. The steaming-bag 
in laryngitis is of the first importance. A day’s delay in its use may so 
aggravate the disorder as to oblige the resort to tracheotomy. 
Should the steaming apparatus appear to distress the animal, it must 
be used only for a limited period, and be reapplied after its effect has 
subsided. To aid its operation, some soft hay must be obtained. Soak 
this in boiling water and fix it upon the throat, by means of an eight- 
tailed bandage, a representation of which is given below. 
EIGHT-TAILED BANDAGE, 
A piece of stout canvas or flannel, one yard and a quarter long, and nine inches wide, is procured. 
Three slits are to be made at either end; each should be a quarter of a yard deep. This is placed round 
the throat and the ends are tied, four in front of, and four behind, the ears. 
So soon as the animal appears capable of enduring interference, the 
appended drink should be given thrice daily. While administering it, 
watch the horse with the utmost attention. If the slightest inclination 
to cough be exhibited, immediately lower the head, or the liquid may, 
during the spasm, be drawn down the windpipe. It is far better to lose 
much physic than to kill one animal. It will, generally, be more readily 
swallowed, if made blood warm: on no account should the twitch be used 
or the jaws be forced widely asunder. The neck of the bottle should be 
inserted into the corner of the mouth, and the quadruped should be per- 
mitted to use its discretion as to the time occupied before each gulp is 
swallowed. 
Infusion of squills . . . . . . Two ounces. 
Infusion of ipecacuanha . . . . Two ounces. 
Infusion of aconite . . . . . . Half an ounce. 
Extract of belladonna. . . . . One drachm, rubbed down with a 
pint of warm water. 
Mix, and give thrice daily. 
The lodging should be a cool, well-aired and thickly-littered loose 
box. The legs ought to be bandaged and the body fully clothed. The 
food, during the violence of the disorder, must consist only of well-made 
gruel. It may be untouched; but, nevertheless, it must be changed, 
thrice daily, for no one can tell when the appetite may return. 
