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ailloreut .levelopments of the same thing, namely galhag by 

 harness, saddle, shafts, etc. When such a gall is observed, 

 wash cleau with cool water, and when dry cover with an adhe- 

 sive plaster of common salve. If swollen and matterated, leave 

 a slit in the plaster for the escape of the matter. 



In bad cases use the corrosive liniment until healing begins, 

 then put on the plaster. When they harden like corns, leaving 

 the edges sare, remove the hard portion with a knife and apply 

 the chloride of zinc lotion until they begin to heal, then apply 

 plaster as before. Scabby eruptions of the ears are to be 

 washed with strong soapsuds, and anointed daily with the sul- 

 phur ointment. Tumors appearing on different portions of the 

 body should be treated at once with the corrosive liniment. 



Deafness, and most diseases of the ear, are the results of vio' 

 lence, beating over the head, pinching and pulling the ears, etc. 

 If tumors or swellings appear within reach of the little mop, 

 apply the corrosive liniment. If within the ear inject small 

 "^uautities of the eye-wash. {See Remedies.) 



Diseases of the Brain and Nervous System are usually 

 fatal. Water on the brain ; hydrophobia ; epileptic fits ; phre- 

 uitis or inflammation of the brain, and insanity are, so far as we 

 know, wholly incurable. Dr. Stewart thus writes of Apoplexy : 

 Apoplexy is caused by .a pressure of blood upon the brain. 

 It is hardly recognized by the farmer, and he would probably 

 bo surprised to know how many horses die of it yearly. The 

 animal's death is usually attributed to some other disease, and 

 the treatment pursued aids in hastening the result. Perhaps 

 nearly one-fourth of those severe attacks of disease which go 

 among the masses by the name of bots are really apoplexy." 



It is often mistaken for staggers or some other disease of the 

 stomach. High feeding and little exercise are often the immo- 

 diate cause, but these are not suiBcient to account for it without 



