164 THE CANADIAN HOESE 



made into a ball, with linseed meal and. molasses. 



Should the lungs or bronchial tubes become involved, in- 

 dicated by the heaving flanks and careful breathing, the sides 

 should be blistered and other ways treated as directed for in- 

 flammation of these organs. / From the first stimulants are 

 beneficial in the treatment of influenza, to counteract_ the 

 debiHfcating tendency, and duringjrecovery frequent smal]^ 

 doses of beer and sweet spirits of nitre are very usefiiir" 

 ■^ When all inflammatory symptoms have disappeared, 

 mineral an d vegeta ble tonicswin expedite the recovery. H e 

 requires great care f or someJinjeJW 



W TYPHOID PEVEE. "» 



A disease of a very fatal character, evidently ; an equine 

 species of this disease has been noticed to prevail during the 

 spring months for the last three or four years in this country^ 

 Until lately, typhoid fever was not recognised in veterinary 

 nosology as a primary disease, although as an accompaniment 

 of epidemic diseases, such as strangles, influenza, &c., we 

 were familiar with it in all its forms. It now occurs in 

 forms so well marked that we are justified in giving it a 

 place in professional nomenclature as a distinct disease. 



Causes. — It is mainly attributable to those influences 

 which interfere with the general health and vigour of the 

 animal, among which stand pre-eminently overcrowding, imT 

 proper ventilation, confinement in damp filthy stables, drink- 

 ing bad water, holding in solution decomposing organic 

 matters, insufficient nourishment, and undue exposure, to- 

 gether with what may be termed generally, atmospheric 

 causes. 



