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tliem upward to the fetlock, until they form a solid mass, oftcD 

 i-aw and bleeding. It is readily discovered from the continual 

 scratching of the horse, whence it is called scratches. Use the 

 corrosive liniment, four times a week, until cured. Feed green 

 food or roots, mashes, etc. For swelled legs or ankles, from 

 whatever cause, apply the liniment as directed above. Surfeit 

 is a gener d disease of the skin, indicating a thick and impure 

 state of the blood. Little pustules appear upon the skin, and 

 the oily secretion whose work it is to moisten and lubricate the 

 surface exudes from them. Bleed the horse from two to four 

 quarts, according to size and condition, give two doses of sul- 

 phur and resin, rub the skin where the pustules have appeared, 

 with an ointment of sulphur and lard in equal parts. Do this 

 two or three nights, turn him to pasture, or let him have a 

 week's rest, and he will be as good as new. Mange is a disease 

 into which neglected surfeit will run. It is also caused by 

 negligence, filth, lack of grooming, starvation, bad digestion, and 

 bad condition generally. It is exceedingly contagious; any 

 tiling it touches will carry contagion ; it is accompanied by a 

 little insect, but whether the insect is the cause or the effect is 

 not fully ascertained. The first symptoms are a scurf, or scabby 

 eruption of the skin, usually about the mane, accompanied by ex- 

 cessive itchiness. The skin becomes scaly, peeling off and leaving 

 raw, red spots, often bleeding. The horse rubs himself as if he 

 would tear the skin from his body, everywhere he rubs he leaves 

 dandruff, scurf, or scabs to infect other animals, unless prevented. 

 If the horse is in good condition, he has probably been in- 

 fected. Wash the whole body in lime water. Make an oint- 

 nient of one pint each corrosive liniment, sulphur, and lard 

 and anoint the whole body, from the nose to the hoof; spread 

 thin as possible, but see that every part is touched. If fair 

 weather, let the horse out during the day, but keep him in, in 



