The foregoing disease has sometimes reappeared in other animals for four years following my treatment of the above cases but by always bringing them promptly to my notice, I succeeded invariably in checking it, so that it never came to the same state as before. COSTIVENESS IN COLTS. Sometimes colts which are foaled early in the Spring, owing to the dry food of the mare, will become so costive, that they will inevitably die, if not relieved. As a general thing, this costiveness is confined to the rectum. To relieve the colt, it should be drenched with half a teacupful of milk from the mare, which should contain Barbadoes Aloes, the size of a grain of corn, pulverized, and about an equal amount of ginger, every six hours; at the same time an injection should be prepared, as follows: take one quart of wheat bran, and pour on it three quarts of boiling water. When cold draw off the liquid, add one teacupful of sweet milk, half a teacupful of molasses. Then by means of a syringe inject this composition into the rectum. Or, if a syringe cannot be procured, a bladder with a clean piece of elder tied in the neck of it may be introduced into the rectum. In a few minutes after, a finger should be inserted in the rectum, when a small ball of excrement may be taken out, about the size of a hickory-nut. I have often taken out twelve and fourteen such balls in the course of twenty minutes. After this no more medicine is needed. DIARRHŒA. Sometimes, the mare being fed too strong on rye chop feed, corn, or mow-burned oats, or being overworked, the milk gets too strong, causing a very severe diarrhœa in the colt. This will so much exhaust the colt, that it will die in a week or two. TREATMENT.--If occasioned by feeding rye chop, or any of the above named causes, discontinue the use of them, and substitute good oats and hay, and give the colt, in half a teacupful of milk from the mare: One tablespoonful of wheat flour, Opium, the size of two grains of wheat, Ginger, half a teaspoonful, every six hours, until it will sere. Should the colt have pain, which will be exhibited by lying down and attempting to roll on its back, and groaning incessantly, the treatment should be changed. Take half a teacupful of milk from the mare, One large teaspoonful of laudanum, ” ” ” sweet spirits nitre, ” ” ” spirits turpentine, every three hours, until relief is obtained. Or, boil very strong mint tea, and give two large tablespoonfuls every hour until relieved. FEEBLE COLTS. Sometimes colts are very feeble when foaled. The cause may be attributed to the atmosphere, or rather to an epidemic peculiar to some localities. Many are brought forth so weak, that they are not able to rise without assistance. A constant dropping of water from the navel may be perceivable, and the colt becomes so much enfeebled that death will shortly ensue. CAUSE.