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and stand in a stall and let him remain covered up for one hour. 

 Then remove the blankets and rub him dry. Repeat this bath- 

 ing and blanketing every morning for one or two weeks. It may 

 be well to give the above drench at .each time of bathing. Clean 

 the skin well once or twice a day with a curry-comb and brush. 

 Give regular, but gentle, exercise. Give 1 teaspoonful of our 

 Condition Powders morning and night for two weeks. After the 

 animal is relieved to a considerable extent, a run at pasture will 

 be beneficial. 



ECZEMA. 



This disease is a very common one, especially so during the 

 hot months of summer, and is often mistaken for mange. Ecze- 

 ma is a non-contagious disease of the skin, characterized by the 

 formation of a small pimple, which afterwards becomes a vesicle 

 (blister), and finally a pustule (containing pus or matter). 



Causes. It is caused by a changed condition of the blood, 

 produced, or at least aggravated, by a change from cold to hot 

 weather, and by certain kinds of food, etc. It is commonly seen 

 in horses on pasture, especially when grazing on over-ripe grass, 

 etc. An animal once having the disease is more liable to another 

 attack than he would be if he had never had it, especially when 

 fed on a highly nutritious diet. 



Symptoms. Dryness of the hair is noticed, and itchiness of 

 the skin, causing the animal to rub his head and neck with very 

 great violence on being brought in from work. When running 

 out at- pasture he will often rub the fence down in his frantic 

 efforts to obtain relief. The head, neck, the region of the mano, 

 root of the tail, etc., are the parts most affected. Eczema comes 

 on suddenly, while mange comes on gradually, and it is quite as 

 difficult to treat, if not more so, than mange. 



