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emanating from it, and has too often been attri- 

 buted to the shoulder. Indeed, the action of the 

 horse with this lameness has all the appearance of 

 being seated in the shoulder. Of late years the 

 attention of veterinary colleges has been particularly 

 directed to this point, and it has been found in 

 numerous cases of dissection that this is the seat 

 of this lameness, which has deceived and puzzled 

 so many persons, both learned and unlearned. The 

 membrane covering the bone has been found 

 highly inflamed, and the cartilage itself completely 

 ulcerated, and even the bones in a state of decay. 

 Besides this, bony adhesions have often taken place 

 between the navicular bone and the pastern, which 

 consequently render this joint altogether unservice- 

 able. 



REMEDIES. Like some other diseases incidental 

 to the horse, the cure of this is very uncertain. A 

 poultice should be applied to allay the inflammation, 

 and the bowels should be kept open. The following 

 purgative should be given in the form of a ball, 

 and repeated in a week : 



Barbadoes aloes . . .5 drachms, 

 Castile soap . 2 drachms, 



Oil of caraways . . .8 drops. 



The ball should be formed with a little linseed- 

 meal and treacle. 



If this complaint is discovered at its commence- 

 ment, and before ulceration of the articular cartilage 

 has taken place, a cure may be effected ; but, on 

 the contrary, if the cartilage is ulcerated before 

 remedies are applied, the difficulty in eradicating 

 it will be exceedingly great, if not impossible. 

 Caries of the bone is certain to take place, and 



