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troublesome, hot fomentations and stimulating embrocations of coma 
liniment of camphor, or liniment of turpentine, should be applied to the throat, 
and saline electuaries given to relieve cough. 
In all cases where the febrile manifestations are at all severe, febrifuges of 
2 to 4 drachms of nitrate of potass may be given in the mash or drinking 
water; or a dose composed of 1 oz. of sweet spirits of nitre and 2 
drachms of nitrate of potass in half-a-pint of water should be given once or 
twice a day for four or tive days. 
CHRONIC NASAL CATARRH. 
Definition.—A. discharge of varying character from the nasal chambers, 
which may be continuous or irregular. 
Causes.—Most of the cases of nasal catarrh are due to an unhealthy 
condition of the mucous membrane of the nasal chambers, or of the mucous 
cavities in connection with them, and are the result of protracted and severe 
eases of acute catarrh. It may arise from other causes, such as external 
injuries, caries of the upper molars, disease of the jaw and face bones. 
Symptoms.—There is a discharge of a glairy purulent fluid; and the Schnei- 
derian membrane (the membrane lining the nostrils) is of a leaden hue, or it 
may be blanched and thickened with deposits. The general health of the 
animals is usually somewhat impaired, and their breath may be obnoxious. 
Treatment.—Isolate patient. The animal should be rested, and liberal diet 
allowed. Internally: Tonics containing salts of iron or arsenic are recom- 
mended to improve the general condition. Locally: Lotions consisting of 4 
or 5 grains of sulpho-carbolate of zine, or 3-drachm of sulphate of copper 
to the 1 oz. of water may be injected up the nostrils. As it may be difficult 
to carry out the above in actual practice, inhalation or spray of sulphurous or 
carbolic acid should be tried. Todoform, blown up the nostrils by means of an 
insufflator, is in some instances to be preferred to the application of lotions, 
besides being an efficacious remedy. As a general rule, animals recover if well 
treated. If chronic nasal catarrh can be traced to diseased bone or bones, an. 
operation ought not to be delayed, and should only be undertaken by a duly- 
qualified veterinary surgeon. 
HINTS FOR HORSE-OWNERS. 
Rvp a gall with stove blacking if you must work the horse and cannot give 
it time to heal. It seems to work wonders. 
Do not feed corn to a driving horse. A little in the ration for the horses 
that are to do heavy work may do, but it must be fed carefully. 
Add some wheat to the grain ration during winter, also a handful of oil- 
cake at each feeding. It will aid digestion, and make the coat glossy. { 
Don’t feed hay in the middle of the day. Give the heaviest feed at night. 
Some horses require more hay than others. Study your horse, and never give 
him so much hay that he looks stuffed, 
Horses have small stomachs ; so should not be fed too much at a time. 
If you allow your horse to gorge himself, he will have indigestion. 
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REMEDY FOR CUTS. 
Aw American paper gives the following as a remedy for horses which have 
received cuts and scratches through coming in contact with such things as 
barbed wire: By applying the ashes of burnt leather—old leather of any kind. 
The leather should first be soaked in kerosene oil, then placed in a kettle and 
ignited. ‘The ashes are the cure. It is simple, and has not a big name, but it 
does the work. 
