102 PRIVATE PRESCRIPTIONS 
PRESCRIPTION. 
Brandy . .. . . «20 04) ) eae 
Water... 6 6. 2a) 3. 2 a 
Mix and give at one dose and in 2 hours give patient just 
a half dose more. 
Blind Staggers. 
This is one of the most serious of all brain troubles, and 
it is thought by some that the usefulness of the animal is 
impairei, even though he survives the trouble. The ex- 
perience of the writer is sufficient to justify the assertion 
that if the proper remedies are promptly employed, a horse 
can pass through the ‘‘blind staggers’’ and come out as 
sound and healthy as though he had never had them. 
Cause—Rupture of the meningeal blood vessels. 
HOW TO KNOW IT. 
The first symptom usually noticed is drowsiness upon the 
part of the horse, he will hang his head, his breathing 
will be hard and gait straddling; in leading he will goto 
one side, and if left free will lean against almost anything. 
As disease progresses he will be hard to manage, becom- 
ing violent at intervals. The pulse will be soft and regu- 
lar, running from 50 to 80 beats per minute. The temper- 
ature will run from 103° to 105°. 
WHAT TO DO. 
First bleed the patient from the nasal veins. These can 
be readily found with the knife by passing it through from 
the outside just under the point of the nasal bones The 
blood will pass out the nostrils and continue to flow from 
