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produces the desired effect , hut if it fails to do so, it rnav 
be repeated in two days afterwards. 
FALL. 
Symptoms. —This consists of a suspension of motion in 
all the parts under the head, but still sensation remains. 
The animal lies down and is unable to rise again. The 
heart’s action continues, although the animal is deprived of 
the power of voluntary action. It seems a climax of a 
complication of maladies, which have their origin in cold. 
Remedies. —High feeding is frequently the cause of this 
complaint; and when it is so, bleeding should first be had 
recourse to, and from three to four quarts may be taken, 
while the bowels must be kept open. The following alter¬ 
ative will have the effect :•— 
Gum-guaiacum . 
Tartarized antimony . 
Fennel-seeds, powdered 
Camphor . 
Treacle 
to be administered in thick oatmeal-gruel. 
When the complaint does not originate from high feeding, 
it will be necessary to give stimulants. The following will 
be found serviceable :— 
Powdered cassia . 1 ounce, 
Powdered ginger . . \ ounce, 
Tartarized antimony 3 drachms ; 
to be given in a pint of gruel. 
3 drachms, 
J ounce, 
4 ounce, 
2 scruples, 
2 ounces; 
THE FOULS. 
Symptoms.— This disease is nearly allied to the disorder 
called canxer in the horse, and is manifested by the dis¬ 
charge of foetid matter from the cleft of the hoof, or, in 
