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business ; some totally inadequate to the in- 

 tent, and others so efficaciously powerful as 

 to render the remedy worse than the disease. 

 To remove every degree of suspense, as well 

 as prevent trouble and disappointment in 

 the pursuits of uostrums and far-fttched re- 

 medies, the following method of cure may 

 be relied upon : 



Take borax and burnt alum, of each half an ounce; 

 let them be reduced to a very fine powder, and dis- 

 solved in a quarter of a pint of boiling water ; when 

 cold, add one ounce of styptic tincture, and lettlie 

 parts be plentifully touched with the solution twice 

 every da}', till the slough comes away ; when tlio 

 cure may be completed, by touching occasionally 

 ■with tincture of myrrh and white wine vinegar 

 equal parts. 



Sandciiacks are cavities or cracks in some 

 part of the hoof that are in general longitu- 

 dinal, and the effect of a spontaneous sepa- 

 ration, occasioned by the hardness of the 

 hoof, or some external injury upon the part. 

 Such defect, whether from chance or acci- 

 dent, should be well examined so soon as 

 perceived, and tlie mode of management re- 

 gulated by appearances. The leading points 

 are to prevent the admission of dirt or gra- 

 vel, and to harden the surface with fre- 



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