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~with cold water and vinegar now and again. In ordinary cases a little more is 
‘required than to give sloppy food and gruel to drink, in which half-an-ounce to 
an ounce of nitrate of potash may be dissolved, or it may be put into the 
drinking water. Green forage should be allowed, and warm mashes or an 
-aperient powder ought to be given if constipation is present; and to ward off 
‘complications and prevent the animal from Sane down, stimulants such as 
whisky or beer may be given two or three times in the course of the day. 
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STRANGLES, 
A. specific eruptive fever peculiar to horses; frequently associated with 
-catarrhal symptoms, chiefly attacking young animals. ‘hose between two and 
six years old are specially predisposed to be attacked, and it seldom occurs 
more than once in the lifetime of the animal. 
In normal cases abscesses develop in the connective tissue in the space 
between the branches of the lower.jaw, and involve adjacent glands, while the 
infective organisms are liable to be carried to and inflame other glands in the 
‘shoulder, groin, or internal organs. 
When the glands attacked are near the surface of the body, the matter 
formed in the abscess is enabled easily to gain an outlet (as abscesses always 
have a tendency to point to the part which offers the least amount of resistance), 
-or need be by the assistance of the lancet; the system is thus freed of the 
purulent and infective matter. 
But if internal glands or organs are attacked, such as the liver, lungs, or 
kidneys, the matter has no such ready means of escape, the result being that 
“Suppurative matter becomes absorbed into the system, where it will act injuriously 
‘on the already debilitated system of the animal. 
The two above-described conditions divide the malady into two varieties—the 
former being called mild or simple strangles, and the latter being denominated 
malignant strangles. 
The name “strangles” arose from the great difficulty experienced in 
respiration, the breathing being accompanied by the uttering of a trumpet-like 
‘sound which was more marked during the inspiratory acts; this sound 
resembling to some extent to that produced by strangulation. 
Symptoms.—In the case of animals having simple or benign strangles, one 
usually notices slight cough and difficulty of swallowing owing to the soreness 
of the throat. The disease is ushered in with simple continued fever. The 
-animal is dull and dejected, disinclined to eat, and shows signs of mild catarrh. 
The animal is swollen about the throat, and this swelling may occupy the space 
‘between the branches of the lower jaw, or may be formed on one side of the 
throat only. 
The benign form of strangles seldom extends beyond a period of 14 days, 
and it nearly always ends favourably. 
In the case of animals affected with malignant strangles, the fever is more 
severe, and various glands of the body become affected, suppurate, and form 
abscesses. The fever may last a very long-time. Malignant strangles may last 
‘one or two months, and the animal may die as a result of various complications 
—namely, from poisoning of the blood by formation of matter,or from inflam- 
Mmation of the lining membrane of the belly. 
TRAINING A COLT. 
‘To be successful in training animals, a person must be fond of them. If he 
dikes them, he will never brutally ill-use them. Yet cruelty in breaking-in 
horses to saddle or harness is rather the rule than the exception. What is 
there too bad to be said of the man who, only six weeks ago in a Queensland 
