CHRONIC DYSENTERY. LTT 
though frequently it is present earlier; and the wretched quadruped then 
fades speedily away. 
It is a general practice to turn animals suffering from chronic dysen- 
tery upon some village common. The horse is put there with scanty 
food and no shelter, under a plea of humanity, or ‘to give the old ’oss a 
last chance.” There can be no feeling in placing a diseased animal far 
away from sight or help, where it must pine, shiver, and starve, in a 
dreary solitude. 
Supposing the affected life to be claimed by a generous master, either 
of the following drinks may be given, thrice daily :— 
Sulphurieether. . 2.4 x 5 4 4% « A « . Oneounce. 
Laudanum ......... . .. . . Three ounces. 
Liquor potasse . . . . . . . . . . . . Halfan ounce. 
Powdered chalk . . ... . . =... . One ounce. 
Tincture of catechu . . . . . . . . . . One ounce. 
Cold linseed tea. . . . . 2... . . . . One pint. 
Choloroform . ........ . . +. . Halfan ounce. 
Extract of belladonna . . .... =... . Halfa drachm. 
Carbonate ofammonia .... . . . . . QOnedrachm. 
Powdered camphor . ..... . . . . Halfa drachm. 
Tincture of oak bark . . . . . . . .). ) . «One ounce. 
Cold linseed tea . ...... =. =. +. . One pint. 
The above drinks may be changed, as either appears to have ceased to 
operate. The food should be of the best and lightest description. Boiled 
roots, boiled linseed, boiled rice, crushed and boiled malt, etc. etc.; no 
hay. The body should be frequently dressed, and always clothed. A 
good bed ought to be allowed. The lodging must be well drained and 
roomy. 
Yet, after all this trouble, a speedy cure is not to be expected; and 
rarely does an old horse, should it recover, prove highly useful. How 
sad, however, is that condition where the continuance of the life is made 
conditional upon the service of the body—where interest is the only 
motive which permits existence! No sympathy to be anticipated in suf- 
fering; no pity in disease! The only feeling that actuates the custodian 
is a cold regard for the gain which the jaded being can yet bring him. A 
life of usefulness, years of toil, injuries sustained and accidents sur- 
mounted,—all cannot win a day’s respite from the doom which attends 
the creature whose exertions in man’s service have led to the disablement 
of its powers. Such, however, is the fate of the horse in England, which 
land specially boasts it is a ‘Christian country.” 
Chronic dysentery is the inheritance which the horse earns from being 
subjected to the dominion of man. Excessive labor, filthy lodging, and 
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