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cases, but I will only speak of those most common in that class 
of horses. 
1st, Influenza. Most green horses that enter the railroad 
stable have to pass through this disease, before they become 
acclimatized or accustomed to city life. They have it in the 
graded forms, as for example, one may only have a catarrh of 
the throat and nasal passages, while the second has it passing 
down the trachea, that as well as the lungs being affected ; a third 
where it passes down the oesophagus, and has a general catarrh 
throughout the intestinal tract, while a fourth will have rheu¬ 
matoid complications. 
The treatment of the first form will be as follows: Put the 
animal in a good sized loose box, with good ventilation and thor¬ 
ough hygiene; preserve the external heat of the body by the use 
of blankets, a stimulating liniment, as capsicum, sulphuric ether 
and oil, with friction, and woolen bandages on the legs; renew 
the application daily and see these bandages are not too tight 
or interfere with the circulation. When the breathing is labored, 
use inhalations o'f steam ; this will allay the irritation of the mucus 
membrane as well as promote the dischar. e. May give chlorate 
and nitrate of potash in the drinking water ; *can use glauber 
salts if constipated; good nursing; tempt the appetite with a 
variety of food; have patience, and this will be all that is 
needed. 
The second form, when the lungs are involved, will require 
more active treatment. Ton must observe bv physical signs the 
changes that take place daily in the lungs. If the pleura is 
affected aiid an exudation pouring out, apply the oil of can 
tharidis blister to the sides of the thorax. If the temperature is 
high give quinine, alternated with the amm. carb. pill, three or 
four times a day. If the throat is the seat of great pain, apply 
locally the above blister and give electuary in place of the pill. 
When the pleura is not involved, the oil silk jacket and flannel 
roller will take the place of a blister with a good soothing effect. 
Steam inhalations can be kept up. 
In the abdominal form, if in much pain, the animal will be 
relieved by subcutaneous injection of morphia solution ; add nux 
