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and reproduces the shoulder in a remarkably short time. It sel- 

 dom if ever requires over two or three applications to make a 

 cure. Use according to directions. A good, but very simple, 

 remedy is as follows: 



Oil of turpentine 2 drams. 



Sweet oil 4 drams. 



Mix, and inject under the skin in several places at the 

 upper part of the wasted muscles. 



A swelling may follow the above injection, extending as far 

 down as the knee and lasting for forty-eight hours, when it 

 gradually disappears. Give the horse a run at pasture, or gentle 

 exercise by riding, or driving with a breast collar. 



SHOULDER -JOINT LAMENESS. 



The shoulder joint is liable to injuries in various ways, al- 

 though not so often affected as some people commonly suppose. 

 Among a certain class of "horse doctors," who, when they can 

 not locate a case of lameness, always refer it to the shoulder joint 

 at once, and blister and seton the same, putting the poor animal 

 to an endless amount of torture, when in all probability the 

 trouble is in the feet. 



Causes. A common cause is direct injury, as by an animal 

 running away, falling down, slipping, etc., and in young horses 

 is often produced by turning and circling them violently when 

 breaking them to work. It is a common trouble among cavalry 

 horses. 



Symptoms. Where the lameness is well marked, the animal 

 has considerable difficulty in extending the limb; and in travel- 

 ing the limb is kept as straight as possible, and is brought 



