In such cases, a nutritious diet, cleanliness, good nursing, friction on the surface, comfortable quarters at night, and an occasional tonic will accomplish wonders. _Tonic Mixture._ Powdered golden seal, 1 tea-spoonful. " balmony, 2 tea-spoonfuls. Mix the above in shorts or meal. Repeat night and morning until convalescence is established. In cases of great prostration, where it is necessary to act with promptitude, the following infusion may be substituted:-- Thoroughwort, } Golden seal, } of each, 1 ounce. Camomile flowers, } Boiling water, 2 quarts. After standing one hour, strain, and give a pint every four hours. BLACK WATER. My plan of treatment, in this malady, is similar to that for red water. In both cases, it is indispensable to attend to the general health, to promote the discharge of all the secretions, to remove all obstructions to the full and free play of all parts of the living machinery. The same remedies recommended in the preceding article are equally good in this case, only they must be more perseveringly applied. THICK URINE. Whenever the urine is thick and turbid, deficient in quantity, or voided with difficulty, either of the following prescriptions may be administered:-- Juniper berries, 2 ounces. Boiling water, 2 quarts. Strain. Dose, 1 pint every four hours. _Another._ Slippery elm, 1 ounce. Poplar bark, 2 ounces. Make a tea; sweeten with molasses, and give pint doses every four hours. _Another._ Make a tea of cedar or pine boughs, sweeten with honey, and give it at discretion. RHEUMATISM. Rheumatism thrives in cold, damp situations, and in wet, foggy weather. It is often confined to the membranes of the large joints, and sometimes consists in a deficiency of joint oil, (_synovia._) It is liable to become chronic, and involve the fibro-muscular tissues. Acute rheumatism is known by the pain and swelling in certain parts. Chronic rheumatism is recognized by coldness, rigidity about the muscles, want of vital action, &c. When lameness, after a careful examination, cannot be accounted for, and is found to go off after exercise, and return again, it is probably rheumatism. _Treatment of Acute Rheumatism._--Bathe the parts with an infusion of arnica flowers, made thus:-- Arnica flowers, 4 ounces. Boiling water, 3 quarts. When sufficiently cool, it is fit for use. Give the following:-- Sulphur, 2 ounces. Cream of tartar, 3 ounces. Powdered pleurisy root, 1 ounce. " licorice, 2 ounces. Indian meal, 1 pound. Mix. Give a table-spoonful three times a day in the feed. A light diet and rest are indispensable.