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RATHBONE-Patterson, Fred Pettit, A. & Co.
RIVERDALE-Horton, Wm. Hyde, Frank C. Nunn & Locey
SAINT LOUIS-Fox, Wm. H. & Son SICKLES-Lauderbach, Leon W. SUMNER-Cleverdon, Samuel J. Finch, R. M. (Mrs. M. J.) Forquer, R. M. WHEELER-Fairbanks, E. H. Johnstone, Adam MINER, JOHN. See adv.
GRAIN.
ALMA-Alma Grain & Lumber Co.
ASHLEY - ASHLEY ELEVATOR CO. See adv. INDEPENDENT ELEVATOR CO. See adv.
Rockafello Grain Co.
BANNISTER-BANNISTER ELEVATOR CO. See adv.
BRECKENRIDGE-CRAWFORD & CO. See adv. ITHACA - ITHACA ROLLER MILLS. See adv.
The Economy
Union Phone 49 RAY HULL, Proprietor
Garage MIDDLETON, MICH.
PAIGE Motor Cars BRISCOE Motor Cars
Satisfactory Service and a Square Deal to All
Farm Lighting Plants
Bull Farm Tractors
Electrical Supplies Gasoline & Oil Engines
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GRAIN-Continued.
NORTHSTAR - NORTH STAR ELEVA- TOR CO. See adv. RIVERDALE-RIVERDALE ELEVATOR CO. See adv. WHEELER - WHEELER ELEVATOR CO. See adv.
GROCERIES.
ALMA-Baker, Louis N. -
Bartley, J. A. Crampton, E.
Eastern Market Ellison, Benj. W. Gorman, Mrs. Maude E. Medler, Melburn A. Murwin, L. H.
Redman, James Rule, Geo. Sullivan, Chas. A. Swarthout, Jay J. Willetts, Frank R. -
ASHLEY-BARNES, C. H. See adv. Beck, C. E.
CORWIN, CHARLES H. See adv.
Gunn, Monroe D. ROOT, CHAS. H. See adv. Zigler, Benj. I.
BANNISTER-Beemer, P. C. Peck, Frank C. RAWSON, W. E. See adv.
BRECKENRIDGE-Eckert, Bert & Son Hunn, Arthur
ELM HALL-Brooks, Chas. L. & Co. Croton, Frank Hicks, Delbert
ITHACA-Gee, J. I. Hodges, John H.
NORTHSTAR - EICHENBERG, WM. & SON. See adv.
PERRINTON-Culy, Mrs. Bertha Guyton, Hetty (Mrs. John) KINNEY, I. B. & SON. See adv.
POMPEII-ENTREKIN, C. L. See adv.
RIVERDALE-Tucker, Henry SAINT LOUIS-Buck, John Carino, Louis
Carnicom, Frank
Curns & Gray Fields, John
Hoffman, C. D.
Judson, B. F.
Kennedy, Alex Miller Bros.
Packer, Amos & Son
Sias, Vincent
Smith, Carlton
Tiffany, Hillyer Townsend, Mrs. Ardelia
SUMNER-Tucker, E. H.
WHEELER-Allen, Leroy D. Gazette Grocery Co. 'MINER, JOHN. See adv.
HARDWARE.
ALMA-Clapp, Earl C. Glass & Hannah Hough, H. B.
ASHLEY-CORNWELL, J. L. See adv.
DEBAR, W. See adv.
BANNISTER-Hoffman, Jos. C.
BRECKENRIDGE-Hodge Bros. Thomas, Parley C.
ELWELL-Pugsley, Warren C.
FOREST HILL-Mills & Hayes ITHACA-Alverson, Emory J. Brown-Davis Co. Pinney, A. E. & Son
MIDDLETON-Martin, Webster F. Shepard, W. C.
NORTHSTAR-Clapp, Wm. F.
PERRINTON-Otto, C. Frank POMPEII-Fraker, Howard C.
RIVERDALE-Houck, L. & Son Moblo, R. E. & Co.
W. E. RAWSON Dealer in STAPLE AND FANCY GROCERIES, FRUITS AND VEGETABLES IN SEASON Union Phone 15 BANNISTER, MICH.
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HARDWARE-Continued. SAINT LOUIS-Hilton & Yost Humphrey & Ostrander Husted, Harrison B. Palmer, Jno. H. WHEELER-Lanshaw, C. W. Rich, Chas. I.
HARNESS.
ALMA-Ogle, C. A. & Son ASHLEY-FORD, D. W. See adv. BANNISTER-COX, JUDD. See adv.
BRECKENRIDGE -- Weed, Elmer ITHACA-Nooney, H. T. Ryckman, Theodore
MIDDLETON-Gilbert, Bert
NORTHSTAR-Locey, Sherman L.
POMPEII-Hawley, I. C.
SAINT LOUIS-Alward, C. H. Burns, Jno. & Son SUMNER-Clow, Henry A.
HEATING APPARATUS. ASHLEY-CORNWELL, J. L. See adv. BRECKENRIDGE-Zubler, Herman J.
HIDES AND WOOL.
ALMA-Pollasky, Michael SAINT LOUIS-White, Nathaniel .
HOTELS.
ALMA-Brearley, E., Est. Moore, F. E.
ASHLEY-THAYER HOUSE. See adv.
BRECKENRIDGE-Zubler, C. A.
ITHACA-Ford, R. W., & Son Lennox, Will A.
MIDDLETON-CARMEL, SAM C. See adv.
NORTHSTAR-Waters, Frank
PERRINTON-Beardsley, Wm. H.
SAINT LOUIS-Andrews, Mary L. (Mrs. W. P.) Garver, Mrs. Lillian
HOUSE FURNISHINGS. Owosso-WARD, ARTHUR, CO., THE. See adv. ICE. ALMA-Yerean. I. M.
ICE CREAM MANUFACTURERS. Owosso-CONNOR'S ICE CREAM CO. See adv. INSURANCE.
BRECKENRIDGE-Wierman, James
ITHACA-Delling, J. A. Lake, M.
SAINT LOUIS-LONG & HUGHES .
REALTY CO. See adv.
JEWELRY.
ALMA-Converse, Jno. E. Losey, Judson P. Porter, Gilbert B. Scattergood, Albert B.
BRECKENRIDGE-Huntoon, Geo. F. ITHACA-THOMPSON, H. B. See adv. Van Duser, Egbert R. ....-
MIDDLETON-Bair, Alva L.
RIVERDALE. Young, John G.
SAINT LOUIS-Green, Wm. T. Nichols, Geo. G. Thorald, Richard C.
JUNK.
ALMA-Berman, E., & Son BRECKENRIDGE-Lippert. Henry
LAUNDRIES.
ALMA-Alma City Laundry ITHACA-Carty, H. H. SAINT LOUIS-Ellicott, Fred M.
CORNWELL'S HARDWARE
All Kinds of Farm Implements; Round Oak Stoves, Ranges and Furnaces; Boydell Bros. Paints; B. P. S. Varnishes; Quick Meal Oil Stoves and Ovens; Auto Accessories; Goodyear Tires and Tubes; Mogul and Titan Oil Tractors ; Ensilage Cutters; Wagons and Buggies J. L. CORNWELL & SON
Union Phone No. 54
ASHLEY, MICH. ..
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LIVERIES.
ALMA-Drury & Winn Eicher, A. F. ASHLEY-Smith, Frank BANNISTER -- Whitman, Roy BRECKENRIDGE-Smith, S. M. ITHACA-Kernen, Chas. A.
LUMBER. ALMA-HOME LUMBER & FUEL CO. See adv.
ASHLEY-GREEN, CHAS. A. See adv.
BRECKENRIDGE-Potter. E. E., & Co. EDGEWOOD-Cratzenberg, C. C., & Son ITHACA-Ithaca Lumber & Coal Co. WHEELER-Doty Bros.
MACHINERY AND MACHINISTS.
ALMA-Waite, Frank E. ITHACA-Parker, Howard
SAINT LOUIS-Alma Standard Foundry Mfg. Co. Lane, Benj. R.
MARBLE AND GRANITE.
SAINT LOUIS-Brewer, Grant L & Son Richards, Wm.
MEATS.
ALMA-Brewer, C. R. & Co. Eckert, Bert
ASHLEY-ZIGLER, B. I. See adv.
BANNISTER-Thomas, Calvin BRECKENRIDGE-Sherman, Joe Stewart, Alexander
ITHACA-Barrone, Chas. Winget, Geo. W.
MIDDLETON-Grabaugh & Co. NORTHSTAR-Lott, E. M.
POMPEII-Kinney, Benj.
RIVERDALE-Van Alstine & Co. SAINT LOUIS-Brewer, Wm. R. Housel, Chas. V.
MEN'S FURNISHINGS.
ALMA-Slater & Goodes ASHLEY-ROOT, CHAS. H. See adv. SAINT LOUIS-Harrison, D. E. Co.
MILK PRODUCTS. ELSIE-EKENBERG CO., THE .. . See · adv.
MILLINERY.
ALMA-Gaffney, Mrs. Sylvia Pitman, Mary (Mrs. J. W.) Style Shop, The
ASHLEY-Chapman, Mrs. Bessie L. ELWELL-Boyer, Mrs. Lillie ITHACA-Rockwell, F. D. Rowell, Grace Tucker, Louisa (Mrs. W. D.)
MIDDLETON-Sellmyer & Speice RIVERDALE -Bradley, Mary A. (Mrs. W. A.) SAINT LOUIS-Bigelow, Alta (Mrs. Ol- iver E.) Thorald, Mrs. Richard C.
NEWSPAPERS.
ALMA-Alma Journal ALMA RECORD. See adv.
BRECKENRIDGE - BRECKENRIDGE AMERICAN, THE. See adv.
ITHACA - GRATIOT COUNTY HER- ALD. See adv.
MIDDLETON - MIDDLETON RECORD, THE. See adv.
RIVERDALE-RIVERDALE PROMOTER, THE. See adv.
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SAINT LOUIS-Independent, The Leader, The
The Ekenberg Co. ELSIE, MICHIGAN
Milk Products and
MICHIGAN FACTORIES:
Teco Pancake Flour
ELSIE OVID EUREKA DAUPHIN
General Office Cortland, N. Y. Both Telephones
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OPTOMETRIST.
ITHACA-THOMPSON, H. B. See adv.
PHOTOGRAPHERS.
ALMA-Baker, W. E. ITHACA-Bowers, O. J. SAINT LOUIS-Gates, Ethel
PHYSICIANS.
ALMA-Bagley, E. A.
Brainerd, I. N.
Carney, C. W.
Gardner, C. B.
Lamb, E. T. Suydam, J. F. Thornburg, F. C. ASHLEY-Reichard, Orill
BANNISTER-Eakins, Fred C.
BRECKENRIDGE-Drake, W. M. Howe, L. A. Watson, C. S. Watson, R. S.
ELWELL-McLachlam, Charles
ITHACA-Burt, C. E. Carpenter, Jas. P. Dean, R. G. Foust, E. H.
Higgins, Lydia Hodges, Wm. J. Kilborne, A. F. Weller, W. M.
MIDDLETON-Denney, C. M.
NORTHSTAR-Crane, C. A. Pankhurst, C. T. POMPEII-Hall, B. C. RIVERDALE-Highfield, E. M.
SAINT LOUIS-Andrews, D. H. Barstow, Wm. S. Campbell, J. W. Wheeler, Aaron R.
SUMNER-Graham, J. F.
PIANOS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
ALMA-Sawkins, C. A., Piano Co. Smith & Manie
WHEELER-Kipp, J. Chas.
POULTRY. BRECKENRIDGE-Weed, Homer. ITHACA-Nelson & Matthews
PLUMBERS.
ALMA-Brown, R. H. Hubbard, E. J. .
Walters & Woodland
ITHACA-Coleman, Geo. J., & Son Rogers, Chas. T., & Son
SAINT LOUIS-Mc Wethy, Rex
PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS.
ALMA-ALMA RECORD PUBLISH- ING CO. See adv.
Brown, Chas. F. Sartor, Jos. F., Jr.
BRECKENRIDGE-MOFFATT, FRED E. See adv.
ITHACA-McCALL & McCALL. See adv.
MIDDLETON-BETTS, JAMES W. See adv.
NORTHSTAR-Townsend, E. D.
RIVERDALE-NICHOLS, J. L. See adv. SAINT LOUIS-Mudge, E. H. Tisdale, H. D.
REAL ESTATE.
BRECKENRIDGE-Wierman,. James. ITHACA-Convis, F. L. SAINT LOUIS-Allen, Geo. Ferris, Geo. LONG & HUGHES REALTY CO. See adv.
ALMA RECORD The Best Advertising Medium in the North part of Gratiot County
Job Work of all Kinds to Order We make a specialty of Auction Advertising, and prepare your copy and furnish auctioneer
ALMA RECORD PUBLISHING CO. C. F. BROWN, Mgr.
ALMA, Michigan
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RESTAURANTS.
ALMA-Anderson & Houck Buconning, O. E.
Gray & Gray
McCarty, Mrs. Jennie Miner, W. H., & Son VanNortwick, C. L. ASHLEY-Otto, Edward Sınallenberger, Chas. L.
BANNISTER-Smith, Gene BRECKENRIDGE-Miner, Fred MIDDLETON-Allen, Bruce R. POMPEII-Doan, Henry L. SAINT LOUIS-Morden Bros.
SECOND-HAND GOODS.
ALMA-White & Carpenter ITHACA-Hoyt, Woodhams
SEEDS.
ASHLEY-ASHLEY ELEVATOR CO. See adv.
INDEPENDENT ELEVATOR co. See adv.
BANNISTER-BANNISTER ELEVATOR CO. See adv.
ITHACA-ITHACA ROLLER MILLS. See adv.
NORTHSTAR-NORTHSTAR ELEVA- TOR CO. See adv.
RIVERDALE-RIVERDALE ELEVATOR CO. See adv.
SHEEP BREEDERS.
ITHACA-TRACY, C. V., R6. See adv. NORTHSTAR-BAILEY, A. D., R1. See adv.
PERRINTON-NEWTON & BLANK. See adv.
SHEET METAL.
ALMA-Butler, Robt. Thornton, Leroy G.
SHOEMAKERS.
ALMA-McCarthy, David
ITHACA-Carr, Robert Guiwits, Byron
PERRINTON-Norton, Warren
SAINT LOUIS-Rauschenberger, Gotlieb
SHOE REPAIRING.
ALMA-Rigdon, J. B. Sanborn, A. W. SAINT LOUIS-Lindner, E. A.
SUGAR MANUFACTURERS.
ALMA-Michigan Sugar Co. SAINT LOUIS-Holland-St. Louis Sugar Co.
SURVEYOR.
BANNISTER-WILLIS, CARL J. See adv.
SWITCHBOARD MANUFAC- TURERS.
ELWELL-Elwell Switchboard Assn.
TAILORS.
ALMA-Huff, W. J. ITHACA-Blizard, Arthur J. SAINT LOUIS-Lottner, Robert H. Schmidt, Wm.
C. V. TRACY
Ithaca, Mich. BREEDER OF SHROPSHIRE SHEEP AND SHORT HORN CATTLE Phone or Write for Prices UNION PHONE R. F. D. No. 6
Ithaca Exchange
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TELEPHONE COMPANIES.
BANNISTER-County Line Independent Telephone Co.
FOREST HILL-Pine River Telephone Assn. .
ITHACA-Newark Central Telephone Co. PERRINTON-Perrinton Independent Telephone Co.
POMPEII-Fulton Mutual Telephone Co. Washington Center Mutual Telephone Co.
SAINT LOUIS-Northwestern Bethany Telephone Co.
TILE.
ASHLEY-ASHLEY TILE CO., THE. See adv.
Fechtenbeiner, Wm. ITHACA-Thomas, Justus O.
NORTHSTAR-Northstar Tile Co.
PERRINTON-Hooker, C., & Son.
SAINT LOUIS-HALL, W. H. See adv.
TILE DRAINAGE.
BANNISTER-WILLIS, CARL J. See adv.
TINNERS.
ASHLEY-Corwin, E. W.
BRECKENRIDGE-Boneman, Henry M.
UNDERTAKERS.
ALMA-Crandall & Scott
WRIGHT, G. VERNON. See adv.
ASHLEY-Turner, Guy B. ITHACA-Barden, Jesse L. Parrish, Harry B.
MIDDLETON-Dodge, C. M. POMPEII-Wood, Clyde A. SAINT LOUIS-Branch, A. E. MeDonald & Rehle
VARIETIES.
ALMA-Hammond, W. E. Welch, Dennis M. BRECKENRIDGE-Kime, Grant ITHACA-Lamphere & Osmer MIDDLETON-Shepard. Mrs. W. C. POMPEII-Markham, Harry SAINT LOUIS-Gates, A. P. Owens, Mrs. Jesse L. ,
VETERINARIANS.
ASHLEY-Coon, Martin W. Coon, Warren J.
BRECKENRIDGE-Curtiss, David A. ITHACA-Alger, Frank L. MIDDLETON-Geib, O. H. NORTHSTAR-Joplin. Wm. SAINT LOUIS-Kemp, D. F.
VULCANIZING.
ALMA-Gills. G. A.
POMPEII-FRITZ BROTHERS. See adv.
WOMEN'S WEAR.
ALMA-Kelly, Mrs. Edna SAINT LOUIS-Vielt & Hanna
CARL J. WILLIS Expert Tile Drainage Surveying and Farm Leveling BANNISTER, MICH.
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Horse Ailments (From the Biggle Horse Book)
The majority of horse ailments may be traced, directly or indirectly, to im- proper feeding and watering, careless management in the stable and in harness. A careless driver is a very frequent cause of loss.
There is no reason why a first-class team, six to eight years old, should not serve continuously and satisfactorily for a term of twelve to sixteen years, if properly protected, fed and looked out for.
If, from improper care or feeding, or from some unavoidable cause, your horse is out of condition, you should dose him with little medicine and much common sense.
The horse that allows himself to be caught lying down may be considered out of condition or lacking sufficient nutritious food. A quart of linseed meal divided into three feeds and added to his grain daily will do him much good and help a quick shedding of the coat.
BLINDNESS .- Consult a skilled veteri- narian at once.
BOTS .- The bot-fly resembles a honey- bee in size, and in late summer deposits eggs of a yellowish color on the hair of the horse's breast, legs, etc. In try- ing to bite at these eggs, the animal gets some of them in his mouth and throat. The eggs soon hatch and the larvæ attach themselves eventually to the lining of the stomach, and are then called "bots." They remain in the stom- ach until the following spring. Of course, the presence of these pests causes more or less irritation, but, as a rule, no serious harm is done in ordinary instances. Contrary to popular belief, bots do not eat holes through a horse's stomach. We do not know of any treat- ment that will remove bots. Prevention should be the horse owner's main re- liance. Kill the flies whenever pos- sible ; hang pieces of red cloth from the halter throat-latch, so that the shaking of the head when a horse is in pasture may serve to frighten the flies away; and scrape off, from time to time, any eggs which are found on the horse.
BROKEN-WIND .- See Heaves.
CAPPED HOCK .- May be reduced in the same manner as Wind Galls (which see).
CHOKING .- Horses that choke thrust out their heads, bend and stretch the neck, while there is a copious flow of saliva from the mouth. In some cases
there is distention of the gullet on the left side of the neck, if it has descended so far. If it be in the upper part of the gullet a man accustomed to giving balls may be able to reach it with his hand. Obstructions that have got lower down may be moved upward gently from the outside. Sometimes an obstruction is soft and may be crushed small enough for the animal to swallow it. A mass of meal or other impacted food is some- times removed by frequent drinks of water, and a drench of olive or cotton seed oil can do no harm. The plan of reaching a whip or heavy piece of rope down the gullet to push the substance into the stomach is risky, in the hands of one not accustomed to the anatomy of the horse.
CHOKING DISTEMPER. - This disease prevails at times in many parts of the country. It is sometimes called spinal meningitis or putrid sore throat. The animal often falls down paralyzed, can- not arise, and if left prostrate is almost sure to die. He must be got upon his feet, and if he cannot stand must be swung. A majority of cases are fatal. It is caused by some specific poison taken into the system with food or drink, mostly the former. Dirty man- gers, rotting roots or meal, and mouldy hay, especially meadow hay, are usually the media by which the disease is ac- quired. The moral is to have every- thing sweet and clean that the animal eats and drinks, and have no decayed matter in the entry or in any other part of the barn. (See Distemper.)
COCKED ANKLE .- See Knuckling.
COFFIN-JOINT LAMENESS. - Same as Navicular Disease (which see).
COLIC, SPASMODIC .- This begins sud- denly. The horse stamps impatiently, looks backward, soon paws, and then rolls. After an interval of ease the pains return with increased severity. Give chloral hydrate, one ounce, in half a pint of water as a drench; or ether and laudanum, two ounces each, in lin- seed oil, half a pint; or sulphuric ether and alcohol, two ounces of each in eight ounces of water. If nothing else is handy, give of whiskey half a pint in hot water. If not relieved in one hour repeat any of the doses prescribed. The body should be warmly clothed and sweating encouraged. Dip blankets in hot water containing a small quantity
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of turpentine, and hold them in place under the body with dry blankets, or rub the ' abdomen with stimulants or mustard water. If cramp is due to irri- tation in the bowels, a cure is not com- plete until a physic of aloes, one ounce ; or linseed oil, one pint, is given. Soapy or salt water aids the cure when used as an injection.
+ COLIC, WIND .- Is caused by feeding after a long fasting, or when the animal is exhausted by driving, or by new grain or hay, too much grain fed, or by sour or indigestible food. The horse seems dull, paws, and the pains are continuous. The belly enlarges, and when struck in front of the haunches sounds like a drum. If not soon relieved, difficult breathing, sweating, staggering and death follow. Give alkalines to neutralize the gases formed. No simple remedy is better than common baking soda, two
to four ounces. If this fails, give chloride of lime in half-ounce doses, or the same quantity of carbonate of am- monia dissolved and diluted with oil or milk, until relieved. Chloral hydrate is particularly useful in both wind and spasmodic colic. Horsemen would be wise to keep it ready for emergencies. Physic should be given in flatulent colic, and turpentine, one to two ounces, with linseed oil, eight ounces, frequently, to stimulate the motion of the bowels. Colic should not be neglected nor the patient left, until you are certain of cure or death.
COUGH .- If a horse coughs, dampen his hay, wet his mixed feed, keep him out of a draught; after exercise blanket him. (See Heaves.)
CRIBBING OR WIND-SUCKING .- This is a bad habit, rather than a disease. The horse bites his manger or other con- venient object, sucks air and makes a peculiar grunting noise. Prevention aids a cure. Iron mangers and stable fittings are a great help; or box stalls containing no projecting wooden objects.
CURB .- A curved, unnatural condition of the back part of the hock. Lameness, enlargement and more or less inflam- mation are symptoms. Liniments, iodine ointment, blisters, and, as a last resort, firing, are all recommended.
DISTEMPER .- Keep hot poultices of bread and milk or oil meal on the neck of horses with throat distemper ; change them often. In severe cases, rub the glands and muscles with spirits of tur- pentine and camphor. (See Choking Distemper.)
DYSENTERY .- If this trouble exists, place the horse in a dry, well-ventilated stable, rub the surface of the body fre- quently, and keep it and the legs warm with blankets and bandages. The food must be light and easy to digest, the water pure and in small quantities. Give first, castor oil, one-half pint, and laudanum, two ounces. The strength must be kept up by milk punches, eggs, beef tea, oatmeal gruel, etc.
EYE. - See Hooks, Pink-Eye and Blindness.
FARCY .- A form of glanders which at- tacks the skin. (See Glanders.)
FETLOCK .- If this be sprained and the injury slight, bandage and apply cold water frequently. Where the lameness is intense, and the swelling and heat great, the leg should be kept in a con- stant stream of cold water. When the inflammation has been subdued, the joint should be blistered. (See Knuckling.)
FITS .- See Staggers.
FOUNDER .- The front feet are usually affected, the delicate lamina being in- flamed. Acute founder, if not cured, de- velops into chronic founder, and no sure cure is known for the latter stage of the disease. The trouble may come from any one of several causes: Long or hard driving, hard pavements or roads, feeding or watering a horse while he is exceedingly warm or tired, etc., etc. Lameness, pain and heat in the fore feet, are common symptoms. For an attack of this kind, the best things to do are about as follows: Get the shoes off, put the horse in his stall, and soak or pack his feet in cold water, moss, or whatever is handy; give a tablespoonful of saltpeter as a drench three times a day; send for a veterinarian.
GALLS .- See Shoulder and Wind Galls.
GIDDINESS .- A horse which is fre- quently or occasionally overtaken with this trouble is dangerous to use. It is hard to cure. It indicates the need of moderate driving, especially in hot weather, and that a small amount of hay should be fed.
GLANDERS .- Whenever a horse is seen to bleed or emit offensive matter from the nostrils, glanders may be suspected and home treatment should not be ats tempted. It may be a dangerous case, which is fatal alike to man and beast. A veterinary surgeon should be called.
GORGED STOMACH .- This results when a horse has been fed after a long fast. The small stomach of a horse is so dis-
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tended that it is unable to contract itself upon its contents, a motion which is necessary in digestion. The horse be- comes stupid, slight colicky symptoms are observed, and he carries his head low and extended. As he grows worse he paws, becomes delirious, is covered with cold sweat, trembles, slobbers, stag- ·gers and drops dead. Treatment is dif- ficult. A purgative of Barbadoes aloes, one ounce, should be given at once, fol- lowed by Cayenne pepper, one-half ounce, or Jamaica ginger, one-half ounce. If the bowels can be stimu- lated to act, they will in a measure re- lieve the stomach. For this purpose, use turpentine, two ounces, and linseed oil, eight ounces.
GREASE HEEL .- See Scratches.
HEAVES .- A peculiar movement of the abdomen and flank, points to heaves; a cough usually accompanies it. There is no cure for the established disease. Careful dieting will relieve the distress, but this will appear as bad as ever when the stomach is overloaded. The best quality of food lessens heaves. Food that is too bulky and which lacks nutri- ment, has much to do with the disease. Feed affected animals only a small quantity of hay once a day, and in- variably water at least fifteen minutes before feeding, and never directly after meal. Work right after eating aggra- vates the symptoms. Carrots, potatoes or turnips, chopped or mixed with oats or corn, are a good diet. What bulky food is given should be in the evening. Medical treatment is worth less than dieting. A predisposition to the disease may be inherited.
HIDEBOUND .- A symptom, not a dis- ease. The trouble comes because the horse is out of condition, or because he has worms, bad teeth, indigestion, or some chronic disease.
Hock .- See Capped Hock, etc.
Hooks .- There is a widespread de- lusion that hooks, so called, is a disease affecting the horse's eye. A barbarous custom among cruel men is to forcibly destroy the membrane which keeps the eye free from foreign substances, but the cruelty does not accomplish the de- sired result, though it may injure or destroy the eye. The obstinacy of the membrane simply shows something to be wrong in the anatomy of the horse, just as the tongue will indicate to the observing physician when the stomach of his subject is out of order. To cut or disturb the hooks in the eyes is as
absurd as to doctor the tongue instead of the stomach in the human case.
INDIGESTION .- Some horses, although having a good appetite, remain gaunt and thin from indigestion. They should be given some strong purgative, like Barbadoes aloes, combined with pow- dered ginger, one-half ounce; Glauber's salts, one-half pound, dissolved in a quart of water. When the intestines have been thoroughly cleaned by this process, give daily the following powder : Sulphate of iron, three drachms; sul- phate of soda, two ounces; nux vomica, ten grains; ginger, one-half ounce. This powder may be continued daily for a month. Give all the rock salt the ani- mal will lick.
ITCHING SKIN .- Wash the skin thor- oughly with carbolic soapsuds, and give the horse a half pound of Glauber's salts daily for a week. Do not feed him any grain but wheat, scalded bran and linseed meal, three quarts of the former and one quart of the latter, for two weeks. There will speedily come a change. Card him daily. Scald his oats and give him salt daily. Feed oats, bran and linseed after the two weeks and scald the whole mess. When horses are covered with bunches or lumps, their blood is out of order. Give doses of Glauber's salts daily and hot bran mashes. Give salts a half pound daily. A gill of raw linseed oil every day will be good, mixed with the bran.
KNUCKLING OR COCKED ANKLE .- A condition of the fetlock joint which re- sembles partial dislocation. The trouble is not considered unsoundness, but it predisposes to stumbling. Foals are quite subject to it, and no treatment is necessary, as the legs straighten up naturally in a few weeks. It is caused in horses by heavy and fast work, and is produced sometimes by a disease of the suspensory ligament, or of the flexor tendons. This should be relieved by proper shoeing. The toe must be short- ened and the heels left high, or the shoe should be thin forward with thick heels or high calks.
LAMENESS .- May be due to founder, navicular disease, faulty shoeing, sprains, spavin, etc., etc.
LAMINITIS OR FOUNDER .- See Founder, LAMPAS. - Usually an imaginary trouble. Very rarely does the mem- brane directly beneath the upper front teeth congest and swell enough to in- terfere with feeding. When this trouble is feared there is no quicker nor surer
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cure than feeding a little corn in the bar. When biting off the kernels, the horse naturally compresses the mem- brane or forces it back. The burning of the lampas is cruel and unnecessary, and if the swelled parts are cut, the cut should not be deep, or danger will result.
LICE .- Remove these by rubbing the horse with a solution of sulphate of potassium, four ounces, and water, one gallon; or with strong tar water; or dust with Persian insect powder; or the skin may be sponged with benzine or quassia chip tea. Any of the applications must be repeated a week later to de- stroy the lice hatching in the interval. All blankets should be boiled, and the stalls painted with turpentine, and lit- tered with fresh pine sawdust.
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