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extended to the muscle below the shoulder-blade, in many 

 instances the matter will work its way to the elbow, and 

 sometimes to the bones of the withers, and render them 

 carious. 



In severe cases the following hot stimulant must be 

 poured into the fistulous ulcers : — 



I\esin . . . . f ounce, 



Tar .... 1 ounce. 



Mutton-suet ... 1 ounce, 



Bees'-wax . . . ^ ounce ; 



this to be melted slowly over a fire, and wlien completely 

 dissolved the following must be added to it : — 



Spirit of turpentine . . 1 ounce. 



Verdigris . . .3 drachms. 



After the above the treatment will have to be the same as 

 recommended in the poll-cvll. 



WARBLES, SADDLE-GALLS, &c. 



Causes. — When saddles do not fit, various tumours are 

 produced on the back of horses. The name " warbles " is 

 applied to small tumours produced by pressure, which 

 sometimes do not ulcerate, but are nevertheless troublesome 

 and painful to the animal. When they ulcerate they are 

 termed sitfasts, from a small piece of callous skin in their 

 centre, which adheres so firmly as to require great force to 

 remove it, and frequently cannot be extracted without being 

 cut out. 



Remedies. — The first thing that must naturally occur to 

 the mind of a humane man, is to have the stuffing of the 

 saddle altered so as to make it fit, and thereby prevent undue 

 pressure on any particular spot, and the animal should be 

 allowed sufficient rest to permit the tumours to be taken 



