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sels, as to leave but little doubt of a gradual 

 repulsion. Should that, however, not take 

 place so soon as expected, two drachms of 

 the strong mercurial ointment had better be 

 well rubbed upon the part every morning, 

 about tvro hours preceding the use of the 

 spirituous application before prescribed. If 

 the swelling has been permitted to remain so 

 long unattended to, that this mode of treat- 

 ment becomes ineffectual, there is very little 

 hopes of removing the blemish by any other 

 means, and in all probability, they had better 

 never be attempted. 



There are other instructions necessary to 

 introduce upon certain complaints, that, like 

 those before-mentioned, have not been de- 

 finable under any of the distinct classes that 

 form the body of the work. Of these a 

 canker in the foot seems entitled to prefer- 

 ence, as a defect or misfortune attended with 

 great pain and dis([uietude to the horse, as 

 well as constant anxiety and loss of labour 

 to the master. This complaint is in general 

 occasioned by neglect, in suffering the thrush 

 (by its unchecked continuance) to assume a 

 degree of inveteracv, corroding the sur- 



