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of his strength, and a purgative is certainly weakening. I treat 
these cases as follows : If called promptly, I produce free dia¬ 
phoresis as described for lymphangitis ; after that is established 
the following is prescribed : 
Tr. aeon, rad., 3 iv to v. 
Ext. bellad. fl. |j. 
M. Sig. : One drachm every 2^ or 3 hours in water, continued for 24, 36, or 4$ 
hours or until pulse is considerably depressed. 
Then the following mixture is prescribed : 
Tr. aeon, rad., 3 iii to iv. 
Ext. bellad. fl., § jss. 
Spts. aeth. nit., | viij. 
Liq. ammon. acet., q. s. ad. 3 xxxvj. 
M. Sig : 1 hree ounces every three hours in twice as much water. 
After acute symptoms have subsided the horse is put on the 
iodine prescription, as mentioned under lymphangitis, to pro¬ 
mote the absorption of any inflammatory exudate which may 
have taken place; also a blister is applied to the coronets, and 
long rest advised. During the acute stage I use locally heat and 
cold alternately, z. <?., cold soaking and hot poultices. I figure 
that this alternate contraction and relaxation of the blood ves¬ 
sels acts similarly to electricity in revivifying their vital power. 
And, again, where I differ in my treatment from a large num¬ 
ber of veterinarians, I do not immediately have the shoes re¬ 
moved, but leave them on, except in certain cases (where they 
are new, or tight, or a country horse but recently in the city), 
then I remove them and replace loosely. I find that the animal 
suffers less pain with shoes on than when off. I consider that 
when the animal is barefoot, the wedging of the frog into the 
foot interrupts the circulation of the engorged vessels, and that 
the pressure of the sole onto the inflamed and congested villi 
(which are naturally involved) causes more pain and aggrava¬ 
tion of the disease than the little expansion permitted by the re¬ 
moval of the shoes and frog pressure will do good. Try this 
plan of treatment, and I am sure you will agree with me. I 
frequently remove the shoes after the acute and painful symp¬ 
toms have subsided, leaving them off for 24 or 48 hours, and 
then replacing them. 
A few words about that ailment that frequently puzzles 
