REMARKS. 4f7 



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



' let them be reduced to a very fine powder and 

 diffolved in a quarter of a pint of boiling water 5 

 when cold, add one ounce of ftyptic tin6lurej and let 

 the parts be- plentifully touched with the folution 

 twice every day, till the ilough comes away ; when 

 the cure may be completed, by touching occafion- 

 ally with tincture of myrrh and white^wine vinegar 

 equal parts. 



Sandcracks arc cavities or cracks in fomc 

 part of the hoof that are in general longitudi- 

 nal, and the efFedt of a fpontaneous feparation, 

 occafioncd by the hardnefs of the hoof, or fome 

 external injury upon the part. Such defect, 

 whether from chance or accident, ihould be 

 well examined fo foon as perceived, and the 

 mode of management regulated by appearances. 

 The leading points are to prevent the admiffion 

 of dirt or gravel, and to harden the furface 

 with frequent applications of tindure of 

 myrrh; avoiding all undluous and greafy ap- 

 plications till the cure is completed. On the 

 contrary, ihould the cafe prove internal and 

 deep feated, the affi fiance of an operative far- 

 rier of extenfive praftice cannot be too foon 

 obtained, to prevent, if poffible, thofe ble- 

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