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Camphor, of each 2 ounces, arid as soon as well 

 mixed by shaking, apply at least as often as 

 /very night and morning, until well; or in case 

 of failure of above liniment, put in seton as fol- 

 lows: Take long seton needle, loaded with tape 

 (or cord, composed of silk or linen thread) tape 

 or narrow ribbon, however, being preferable, 

 from 6 to 10 inches long, grab up the skin over 

 sweenied part with the thumb and lingers, grip- 

 ing together as closely as possible, (the horse he.. 

 ing securely held by nose twitch), and then pass 

 needle just between your clenching thumb and 

 tinge] 1 gripe and the breast bone; tie the ends 

 together, forming loop. Shift the loop round 

 and cleanse once each succeeding day, and 

 should the discharge be subsiding before the 

 muscles appear to be replenished, drop a little 

 Turpentine into wound, or renew seton as before 

 described. 



RINGBONES, 



This is one of the classes of disease styled 

 Exostosis, or extra bone growth, and is known 

 by every person at all acquainted with horses as 

 a circular, rough, bony ring, around the coronet 

 of the hoof, and one author describes it as an 

 effort of nature to add to the strength of the 

 parts, and enable them the better to withstand 

 too early work or heavy concussion, and are 

 most commonly found on draft-horses, with up- 

 right pasterns and small feet. They do not inva- 

 riably produce lameness, they nevertheless con- 



