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less violence. Rub the legs with salt aud water, and, wheu dr}', 

 with the corrosive liniment. 



Kheumatism is a common complaint. It mostly afifects the 

 joints, shoulders, and hips, but often the chest also. It follows 

 colds and chest affections. Driving a horse into a pond when 

 heated, exposure to cold wind or rain, excessive exertion, and 

 sudden changes, are all causes of rheumatism. It is more likely 

 to attack a high conditioned horse than a lean horse. The 

 symptoms are the same in cramps, but more marked ; the limbs 

 swell, it flies from one part to another, and sometimes to the heart, 

 where it proves fatal. Sometimes it settles in the feet and 

 becomes founder^ again, it settles in the chest, and the horse is 

 said to be chest foundered. Rub the legs with salt and water 

 as for cramps, and give a quart of salt and water, as hot as the 

 horse will take it. The bo\vel^ can be relieved by an injection 

 of the same. Give two or three doses of " jimson seed." 



For spasms of the muscles, or twitching of the muscles in 

 any part of the body, rub with salt aud water, and when dry, 

 apply the corrosive liniment. In cases of String Halt apply 

 the liniment to the hip, at the junction of the spine, and to the 

 back part of the foot, daily, for a month. Give two doses of 

 "jimson seed" the first week, and one dose a week for the 

 next three weeks. If the string halt is confirmed there is not 

 much use of touching it. When it first appears the above treat- 

 ment often removes it or makes it less. 



Diseasks of the Skin and Ears. As all hardships first 

 fall upon the skin, it is no wonder that it is often di.sL.asod. 

 Scratches. This troublesome affection is caused by stable 

 filth, helped hy a bad state of the system, the blood, and tl.o 

 digestion. It makes its appearance on the back side of the 

 foot, in the form of dry, scabby patches, which are very itchy, 

 and the horse, scratching them with the other foot, extends 



