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tion, and general weakness if the foreign substance 

 is not removed. On the whole, the animal after a 

 few days presents a very dejected appearance. 

 Examination of the mouth will reveal the true nature 

 of the difficulty. 



TREATMENT. 



Remove the cause, and if the mouth is sore from 

 having been lacerated, dress it with alum water two 

 or three times a day for several days; allow plenty of 

 soft food until the wound heals. 



Barley, rye and wheat beards sometimes prove 

 very annoying and troublesome by forcing their way 

 into the soft structures of the mouth. When present 

 they are usually found on the under surface of the 

 tongue and in the gums, outside of the lower teeth. 

 They produce irritation which is shown by more or 

 less champing of the jaws, free flow of viscid, some- 

 what fetid saliva. More or less pain is evinced while 

 eating. After their complete removal the mouth 

 soon regains its natural condition. Animals that are 

 troubled in this manner or that have sore mouths, 

 should not be allowed to feed on straw which con- 

 tains beards, as they are sure to prove a source of 

 more or less annoyance to the animal. 



Dr. Sutton, of Kalamazoo, Michigan, related a 

 case to me where a piece of corn cob had become 

 lodged between the right and left sixth upper molars. 

 When brought to him for treatment it had suffered 



