414 ADDITIONAL 



There are other inflrucflions neceiTary to 

 introduce upon certain complaints, that, like 

 thofe before-mentioned, have not been definable 

 under any of the diftind: clafles that form the 

 body of the work. Of thefe a canker in the foot 

 feems entitled to preference, as a defed or mif- 

 fortune attended with great pain and difquietude 

 to the horfe, as well as conftant anxiety and 

 lofs of labour to the mafler. This complaint 

 is in general occafioned by negleft, in fufFertng 

 the thriijh (by its unchecked continuance) to 

 affume a degree of inveteracy, corroding the 

 furrounding parts and confuming the frog by 

 its acrimonious and penetrative property ; 

 promoting the growth of fungus in proportion 

 to the deflrudllon of parts originally found. 

 The fafeft and moft expeditious method of 

 reducing, which will be by occafional appli- 

 cations of lint well impregnated with the 

 fc^llowing lotion^ and properly fecured upon 

 the part> till, being entirely fubdued, the cure 

 may be efreded with dreffings of the preci- 

 pitate digeftive (p. 1 63), and the furface after- 

 wards hardened by wafhing with tin<ftur€ of 

 myrrh ; 



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