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WHAT TO DO. 
If the pulse is under 60 and above 50 beats per minute, 
use the following: 
PRESCRIPTION. 
POEM fe ee & Grachm 
Ree eulpiatic . . . : . . . . I-2 ounce 
mm Lineture of 2.0... 2 . 1-2 ounce 
Canibus Indicus, Fluid Ext. of . . 10 drops 
Mix and give at one dose ina half pint of warm water; 
repeat this every half hour until pulse is on a stand still or 
inclined to come down Should the pulse run over 60 and 
under 75 beats a minute, double the above dose in the first 
instance, but never afterward unless pulse should increase 
rapidly. If the pulse should run .bove 75 beats to the 
minute give 3 times the amount prescribed in the begin- 
ning and then drop back to original prescription Allow 
patient a few days rest and be careful in feeding to insure 
best results. 
Fiatulent or Wind Colic. 
This is the most dangerous and fatal of all diseases to 
which stock are liable. From this fact it ought to com- 
mand our close and careful attention. It is not very pre- 
valent; possibly if it was we would become better acquaint- 
ed with it, and more accomplished in handling it 
Cause—We might say the primary cause of this trouble 
is indigestion, the food fermenting in the stomach. It is 
in most instances brought about by exercising a horse 
immediately after a heavy feed of cora has been eaten, the 
active exercise retarding or entirely interrupting digestion, 
