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as possible. Then wash with a solution of iodine water, 1 ounce (2 ta- 

 blespoonfuls) of the iodine to 1/2 gallon of water. To clip the hair en- 

 ables the operator to see better where he is sawing and to wash the clip- 

 ped head according to my experience, eliminates the pus cases. In 

 other words there should be no horns run pus if the clipping and wash- 

 ing is properly done and nothing but a clean saw or clippers are used. 

 Good results cannot be expected if the saw is thrown down in the dirt 

 after each horn is removed. 



The horn should have a narrow ring of hair entirely encircling the 

 base after it is removed. A close wound not only heals quicker but 

 there is less likelyhood of the reappearance of the horns. Apply iodine 

 water to the wound after the horn is removed. 



RHEUMATISM 



{Inflammation of the Muscles and Joints) 



Rheumatism may assume an acute or a chronic course. In (he 

 acute form, the pain may shift from joint to joint. It is not always pos- 

 sible to tell whether the disease is one of the muscles or of the joints. 

 When the joints are effected it is sometimes called articular rheumatism. 

 The muscles of the hips, shoulders, loins, abdomen and jaws are the ones 

 most often effected. Animals that have had the disease are more likely 

 to develop the disease again. Generalized rheumatism often ends in 

 death. Animals that recover are often stiff in the limbs. 



^ CAUSES 



The exact cause of rheumatism is not well established. 



One of the most recent theories is that rheumatism of the joints is 

 an infectious disease. That it is caused by disease producing bacteria 

 which enter the body and get into the blood causing the pain by the 

 poisons which they give off. 



Some believe rheumatism is caused by the accumulation of acid in 

 the blood. Others believe the disease is caused by strains, etc. 



While the exact and specific causes are unknown, there are some fac- 

 tors inducive to the disease upon which most authorities agree. Among 

 these factors are damp, cold quarters, allowing animals to cool off rap- 

 idlv after severe exertion, etc. An animal that has been fed lots of feed 

 and pampered and is suddenly changed to a light diet and exposure is 

 a good subject for the disease. To a limited degree rheumatism seems 



