24 PRIVATE PRESCRIPTIONS 
the nostril, when it will be found almost closed by an 
enlargement, generally about the size of an egg; there is no 
soreness, but we notice more or less wheezing in the act of 
breathing, this being due to the dimished capacity of the 
air passages 
WHAT TO DO. 
There is not the slightest danger in operating here. Cut 
into tumor from inside of the nostril, making a free open- 
ing for the pus to escape Wash out wound 2 thoroughly 
or 3 times a day with carbolizen water. 
CATARRH. 
Some writers treat this subject under three different 
heads, viz: Acute, subacute and chronic, but for all prac- 
tical purposes I think a more simple classification justified, 
hence we consider it as being only acute and chronic. 
Acute Catarrh. 
This is an inflammation of the mucous membrane of the 
nostrils; it is simple in itself,but all inflammations of the air 
passages are liable to extend to ‘the bronchi and lungs and. 
thus p:oduce bronchitis or pneumonia, either of which is of 
serious import. 
Cause—Exposure to raw winds, cold rains and snow 
storms, more particularly when the animal is exhausted 
from overwork, or is overheated from an cause. 
HOW TO KNOW IT. 
First we notice sneezing and shaking of the head, which 
-are in many-instances signs of pain in the horse; these are 
