92 CRACKS AND SCRATCHES. 



beaten barren tradl oialumy leady 'vitriol ^ nier- 

 curjy and a long lift of inveterate poifons, com- 

 ing immediately to a rational fyftem founded 

 on common obfervation and long experience. 



^ Cracks and Scratches, m nine q2S&% out 

 of every ten^ are undoubtedly produced by 

 negligence and a ijoant of care in the superin- 

 tendent; and not, as is too frequently fup- 

 pofed, from a bad habit, or an acrimonious 

 ftate of the blood. 



In many ftables, (particularly where the 

 mafter feldom pays a viiit,) io as the carcafe is 

 fleek, the feet and heels are left to take care of 

 themfelves. From this circumftance in fevere 

 weather (when the parts below the fetlock are 

 left in a wet, dirty, and flovcnly condition,) 

 do thefe complaints originate, evidently refult- 

 ing more from bad grooms than bad habit. 

 It is like wife remarkable that the mode of treat -^ 

 vient for a century paft has been in direSl oppo- 

 Jit ion to the efforts of nature, without 

 the introduftion of a fmgle attempt to co-ope- 

 rate in her endeavours. Inftead of corrojive 

 v/ailies, detergent lotions y repelling liniments, or 

 rejlringent embrocations, calculated to form 



rigid 



