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mers of continually filling a horse's manger with hay, 

 even having them littered with it, is one of the great 

 causes of this disease, especially is this so when the hay 

 is of poor quality, hard and innutritious, the horse being 

 given an extra quantity to make up for the deficient 

 quality. Hard chopped straw, overripe rye grass, are all 

 liable to cause this incurable disease being irritating in 

 their effect on the stomach wall aud delicate filaments of 

 the tenth nerve, ^the nerve which controls the lung move- 

 ment, thus the relation of feeding to this disease is at 

 once more readily seen and understood. 



Heredity may also be said to have an influence ou the 

 frequency with which this trouble shows in a breeding 

 stud. Although treatment is only palliative it should 

 none the less be adopted, such as feeding roots and grass, 

 or some soiling crop in place of dry hay. Limit the feed 

 and water, and let what is given be of the best quality, 

 clean oats and hay free from dust, sprinkle the hay with 

 water before feeding; in Prance the hay is dampened 

 with molasses aud water with good results. The feeding 

 of boiled flax seed or four to six ounces of linseed oil daily 

 are very useful and serve to keep the bowels and skin in 

 good order. Clover hay is very unsuitable, clean, bright 

 timothy is preferable; in mild cases improvement is fre- 

 quently noticed when horses are taken from the East to 

 the Western prairies. It is thought that the hard aud 

 irritating nature of the prohibited feeds affects the nerves 

 connected with the stomach and lungs. The following is 

 a useful powder: 



