BROKEN  WIND  (in  Hoeskb).  Of  the  many
riiuedies  s.iid  to  be  useful  in  this  malady  few,
if  any,  appear  to  exercise  any  permanent  ad-
vantage. There  is  no  reason,  however,  why  a
horse  affected  with  broken  wind  should  not  be
made  serviceable  if  the  precaution  be  taken  to
pnt  him  to  moderately  slnw  work,  if  the  fol-
Imving  precautions  be  followed.  His  food
should  be  given  him  in  small  quantity  and  at
frequent  intervals.  The  oats  should  be  bruised
and  the  hay  cut  small,  and  both  be  slightly
damped  before  he  partakes  of  them.  This
dietary  may  be  varied  by  small  doses  of  carrots
or  turnips.
The  amount  of  fluids  should  be  restricted,
and  he  should  be  fed  and  watered  at  least  an
hour  before  going  to  work.  A  mild  physic
ball  should  also  bo  occasionally  administered.
DoiTg  suffering  fi*om  asthma  should  be  sub-
jected to  the  same  treatment.  To  a  full-sized
dog  ten  drops  each  of  ether  and  tincture  of


belladonna  may  be  given  every  hour  during  an
attack  of  spasm  until  the  breathing  becomes
easier,

BEO'MA.  Prep.  1.  Pure  cocoa,  1  lb.;
sugar  and  sago-meal,  of  each  4  oz. ;  mix.
British  arrow-root  (i.  c  carefully  prepared
potato-starch)  is  often  substituted  for  the
sago.
2.  As  the  last,  but  nsing  flne  wheat  floor  in
lien  of  sago-meal.  Made  into  a  beverage  in  a
similar  way  to  cocoa.
BRO'MAL.  CjBrjHO.  A  colourless,  oily
liquid,  obtained  by  the  action  of  bromine  on
alcohol.  Sp.  gr.  331 ;  boiling  point  above
212°  P.  Like  chloral  it  yields  a  solid  hydrate
with  water.  Because  of  its  powerful  irritant
properties  it  soems  unlikely  to  prove  useful,
either  as  a  hypnotic  or  as  an  auEBStbetic.
