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is more especially so if due to poison, as antidotes should 
then be given. Should the patient be much depressed give : 
Whisky 1 wineglassful, 
Marshmallow Root 1 ounce. 
Steep the marshmallow root in a pint of boiling water, after 
which is should be allowed to cool. Repeat every half hour 
until relieved. 
Should it be ascertained that the inflammation is due to 
mercury poisons, give, as a drench, in considerable quanti- 
ties, the white of eggs and wheat flour mixed in lukewarm 
water. Apply a mustard plaster of one-half pound of mus- 
tard mixed with sufficient vinegar to make a paste. Rub this 
in well over the stomach. Clothe the body well and make 
him as comfortable as possible. When convalescent feed 
soft food — warm mashes, etc., until the soreness leaves the 
stomach. If there be but little depression and much severe 
pain, give an ounce (four dessertspoonfuls) of laudanum 
with the marshmallow instead of the whisky. 
4. Chronic Indigestion. 
Chronic indigestion, sometimes called dyspepsia, is quite 
a common disease among horses, especially during the time 
of shedding their teeth. 
Causes. — It may result from a disordered state of the 
bowels or liver, or from a young horse's failure to chew his 
food properly during the time he is shedding his teeth. It is 
often the result of feeding dusty clover hay, of irregular feed- 
ing and watering or of high feeding. 
Symptoms. — The symptoms are not alarming. There is, 
however, a gradual falling off in condition and weakness, 
together with a tendency to sweat easily. The coat is dry 
and dusty, and he does not seem to have any ambition. The 
manure is of a dark clay color, and he is sometimes attacked 
with little fits of colic or pain in the bowels. Licking the 
walls and manger and apparently a craving appetite are also 
symptoms that are sometimes noticeable. 
Treatment. — Give him a change of feed and a dose of 
physic consisting of the following: 
Bitter Aloes 8 drams. 
Bicarbonate Soda 1 dessertspoonful. 
Ginger 1 dessLftspoonful. 
Mix in a pint of lukewarm water and give as a drench. 
Allow the animal to stand in the stable until the physic 
