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Barbadoes aJoes . . 5 dracluns, 

 Castile soap . . 3 drachms, 



Oil of caraways . . 12 drops. 



If the complaint has its seat in the annular ligament, or 

 in the sheath of the tendon, very active treatment becomes 

 necessary to effect a permanent cure. Blisters will be found 

 the most effectual. First, a liquid one should be tried, such 

 as the following : — 



Tincture of cantharides . 1 ounce. 



This to be applied every day until considerable swelling is 

 induced, after which let it subside to some extent, and again 

 have recourse to the cooling lotion. If this does not 

 thoroughly disperse the curb, then the hair should be shaved 

 off the part and a regular blister applied, and repeated from 

 time to time until a cure is effected. In very severe cases 

 of curb, it has been necessary to have recourse to firing, after 

 all other measures have failed. 



Long-continued rest is absolutely necessary in cases of 

 curb, without which the lameness is liable to return upon 

 the horse being worked. 



Horses that have, or have had curb, are decidedly unsound ', 

 as this serious complaint always leaves weakness behind, 

 and a return of it is almost certain for a very long period 

 after an apparent cure. 



STRING-HALT. 



This complaint consists of a convulsive or twitchinf' 

 action in one or more of the legs, and so evident that it is 

 perceptible to any one, however inexperienced he may be 

 in the action of horses. It is a complaint almost always 

 confined to the hind legs, althougli in a few solitary 

 instances it may be met with in the fore limbs. This com- 



