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Colic In Horse

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Parent Issue
Day
8
Month
February
Year
1861
Copyright
Public Domain
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- Colio in horse is a vory ooroman diseaso, and if taken in time may be esily oured io most cases. It is not unfrequontly eonfonnded with inÜAin.'natioii of tho bowels, but is easily dietinguished as foilows : Colio has no incroaso of the pulso, whích ia not over fifty a minute ; tho animal ofteu rolls ; the disease intorinits, and there is but littlo fever. With inflammation of the bowels there is mnch fever; tho pulse ia sometimos a hundred a minute, tho attack is gradual, and tho disease does not in'ormit. When oolic ar'ses from bad (ood, a pint or eo of Bolution of saleratas wiil oiten afford ontiro relief. As it assumes more of a Bpasrnodic cliaracter, peppermint aud ginger may bo added. We have used with entiro and imtnediate succoss, a small spoonfu' of saleraf ijs, tho samo quan'y of ginder, and a toaspoonful of pwppermiat, added to a pint of nearly boiling hot water, and given froiTi a junk bottle. Powdored pharcoal is ono of the bost and sa fee t medicines for any diseaso resulting from derangement of digestión - and ' two or threo ouaoea or moro mixed with water, may be given vvitli advantiige. Inflammation of the bowels is generally increasod by rritating medicine. A Irink of slipery elm, hotirly, and giving the horse but littlo food, and letting hun rest, is safo treatment. J53C" A Bchocl-boy being aeked to flctino the word " aamission," said it ineant twenty-fivo cents. " Twonty-fivo ;ents !" echoed tho school-master, tl what Bortof a dofinition do you cali that V' "I don't knovr," sulkily replied (he boy, " but I am suro it says so on jjie éidvürtiscment down thevc ut tlie fch-ow." '-'Yes," eaid anotber boy, " and chiidren Jiujf-prico." %yL A doctor may learn to cure by Erlling, but men never leárñ to lell the truth by lying.

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Old News
Michigan Argus