. De Witt's complete American farrier and horse doctor ... with copious notes from the best English and American authorities ... ore throat is readily detected by swelling or hardness of theparts, with difficulty in swallowing. External sweating should atonce be resorted to. The tincture of cantharides diluted with anequal part of spirit of turpentine, and a little oil, may be rubbedin with a sponge until it produces irritation of the skin, which in afew hours, will be followed by a discharge from the part. Six oreight drachms of nitre may be dissolved in the water which thehorse drinks. He wi
. De Witt's complete American farrier and horse doctor ... with copious notes from the best English and American authorities ... ore throat is readily detected by swelling or hardness of theparts, with difficulty in swallowing. External sweating should atonce be resorted to. The tincture of cantharides diluted with anequal part of spirit of turpentine, and a little oil, may be rubbedin with a sponge until it produces irritation of the skin, which in afew hours, will be followed by a discharge from the part. Six oreight drachms of nitre may be dissolved in the water which thehorse drinks. He will not like it, but thirst will force him to takeit. If he eats with more ease than he drinks, the nitre may begiven in a bran-mash instead of in the water. STRANGLES. Between the third and fifth year of the colts life he is generallyseized with an acute swelling of the soft parts between the branchesof the lower jaw, accompanied by more or less sore throat, coughand feverishness. These go on increasing for some days, and thenan abscess shows itself, and finally bursts. The salivary glands 156 THE COMPLEEE AMERICAN FARRIEB. AND IIORSE DOCTOR. 157 a. The Stomach (10 Cardiac orifice.— 4. Nasal membrane. ii Pylorus.) 5. Tongue. b. Spleen. 6. 6. Cervical vertebra. e. Left kidney. 7. 7. 7. 7. Spinal cord. d. Broad ligament of the uterus, with 8. Pharynx. left cornu and ovary displayed. 9. 9. 9. (Esophagus. e. Rectum. 10. Cardiac orifice of the stomach pass- / Anus. ing through the diaphragm. g. h. i. j. k. /. Internal muscles of the 11. Pylorus. thigh. ia. 13. Posterior surface of the dia- phragm. i. Occiput. 13. 15. Trachea. 2. Cerebellum. 14. Lungs. 3. Cerebrum. 15. Heart. 158 THE COMPLETE AMERICAN FARRIER are often involved, but the matter forms in the cellular membraneexternal to them. The treatment should be addressed to the con-trol of constitutional symptoms by the mildest measures, such asbran-mashes with nitre in them, abstraction of corn, hay tea, the same time th
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