MEGRIMS. 
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Remedy. —Immediately after the first attack of this 
disease, recourse should he had to bleeding. Three or four 
quarts of blood from the neck generally have the effect of 
arresting the symptoms. Another method is to cut the 
palate, which will permit a sufficient flow of blood to have 
the desired effect, that is, from two to three quarts. This, 
of course, should only be resorted to if the driver happens 
not to possess a lancet at the time the horse is attacked. 
The bleeding place of the palate is in a direct line 
between the middle and second cutting teeth, and situate a 
little more than an inch within the mouth. Here the vein 
and artery make a curve. A sharp penknife may be used, 
and cut down upon the spot where they intersect each 
other. The result will be a plentiful flow of blood, and 
which will stop of its own accord when two or three quarts 
have issued forth. In consequence of the artery being cut 
across, it will shrink and speedily cease to bleed, and the 
application of a sponge, or piece of rag and cold water, will 
stop the bleeding of the vein. In this operation the nerve 
is generally divided, but no bad effects will result from it. 
If the cut is made a little too much on one side, and 
nearly opposite the second incisor tooth, it is possible the 
artery may be wounded longitudinally, but not divided, in 
which case there may be great difficulty in arresting the 
flow of blood. The most effectual method is to make a 
large and compact pledget of lint or tow, which should be 
rolled round a piece of twine, and then firmly tied round 
the front teeth, and its pressure on the surface of the 
bleeding part will generally stop it; but should this prove 
ineffectual, then a gag may be constructed so as to press 
upon the pledget, which is sure to stop the bleeding. 
It is only when a horse is on a journey that the above 
mode of bleeding, by cutting the bars of the palate, is to be 
