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lanes and hedgerows; also, they are goaded to hard work upon watery 
food and sour grass. In such cases, disturbance of the bowels should 
be early attended to. The food should be immediately changed. Good 
sound oats and beans should be freely given, while the following drink is 
administered thrice daily :— 
Orude opium’: . +. 4 4% » « 4 » » « Halfan ounce: 
Liquor potasse . 2. 2 2 2. 2. 2 2 1...) One ounce. 
Chalk 4. 2-s 4.6 & XY be ES 2 a = = ‘Onevounce: 
Tincture of all-spice . 2. . . . . 2)... “One ounce. 
Alum = «a 4 Half an ounce. 
Mix with a quart of good ale, stir briskly, and give. 
Should the primary symptom not be attended to, profuse purgation 
may ensue without excitement; but always will happen upon any exer- 
tion or the drinking of cold water. Violent straining often follows; 
the belly enlarges; the flesh wastes; the bones protrude; the skin is 
hide-bound; the visible mucous membranes become pallid; weakness 
increases; perspiration often bursts forth without occasion; the horse 
will stand still for hours, not grazing, nor seemingly being conscious that 
grass was within its reach. 
At length a living skeleton alone remains of that which was a horse. 
The eyes have a sleepy, sad, and pathetic expression; the head is often 
A HORSE SUFFERING UNDER CHRONIC DYSENTERY. 
turned slowly toward the flanks; the sight remains fixed for some 
moments upon the seat of pain; the horse stands on one spot, or only 
changes it when the bowels are about to act; colic at length sets in, 
