112 DR. LEGEAR'S STOCK BOOK. 



Treatment. Wash the affected parts well with castile soap and 

 water and apply the following ointment every morning: 



Iodide of potassium 1 dram. 



Iodine 1 dram. 



Vaseline 1 ounce. 



Mix. 



Carbolic acid lotions are always good and safe, except in the 

 dog. The following lotion may be beneficial : 



Nitrate of silver 20 grains. 



Distilled water , 1 ounce. 



Mix, and apply every morning with a swab or brush. 



The harness and blankets should be washed with a sloution of 

 carbolic acid 1 part to 40 of water. 



WAETS. 



Warts may be defined to be unnatural growths, consisting of 

 peculiar thickening or hardening of the true skin. They may ap- 

 pear upon any part of the body, but are of more frequent occur- 

 rence about the lips, eyelids, cheeks, ears, beneath the belly, and 

 on the sheath, etc. They occur in every variety of shape, are very 

 common amongst horses and cattle, in which animals they often 

 occur in great numbers, and vary in size from a pea to that of a 

 man's head. Sometimes the skin of an animal may be completely 

 covered with them, while in others one or two of very large size 

 may be present. 



Causes. It is no easy matter just to state what may cause 

 warts to appear on animals; however, a very trivial irritation, as 

 a chafe from the harness, etc., may stimulate the skin to such an 



