134 PNEUMONIA. 
Neither permit any grass tu be put before an animal which is recovering 
from pneumonia. Grasses of all kinds contain the least possible nutri- 
ment in the largest possible bulk. The object now is to accomplish the 
introduction of nutriment in the most concentrated form. <A distended 
stomach impedes the action of the diaphragm, and thereby is most 
injurious to the breathing. 
A MUCH-WISHED FOR SIGHT DURING DISEASE OF THE LUNGS. 
The first marked sign of improvement, during pneumonia, is the animal 
lying down. When this wished-for sight is before your eyes, do not 
enter to disturb the prostrate horse. It has, under disease, stood for 
several days. Its limbs must ache and its feet feel sore: make no noise, 
therefore. Respect the repose of the sufferer, and be grateful that your 
horse, probably, has escaped from danger. 
If, subsequent to recovery, the restoration to perfect health is not so 
rapid as you could desire, be very particular about the feeding. At the 
same time apply a strong blister upon the front of the throat, down to 
the chest and between the legs. That blister having worn itself out, 
apply another upon the sides of the throat and the upper part of the 
ribs; but respect the sides of the thorax; because the animal rests on 
these parts, and, during recovery, rest is of more value than medicine. 
Nothing, therefore, should be permitted that is likely to prevent so bene- 
ficial a state from being indulged in. Abjure all purgatives—these 
favorite potions are too debilitating for pneumonia ; forbid all mashes ; 
nature, as she permits recovery, will, at her own time, relieve the body; 
