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Causes. The parts deprived of their proper use, action o» 



function. A long-continued corn on the foot of a horse, depriving 

 him of the proper use of that limb, will cause shrinking of the 

 mhsca'pularis muscle of the shoulder. 



Treatment. Removal of the cause, and restoring the functions 

 of the parts to their proper condition. In case of many joint 

 diseases, it will be necessary to have the horse walked before he is 

 cured, to prevent too much wasting of the parts from long standing 

 and want of use. 



Back Sinuses. — (See Sprain.) 



Baldness. — (See Skin Diseases.) 



Belly-ache. — (See Colic.) 



Big Head, — (See Osteoporosis.) 



Bishoping. — Bishoping is the name of an operation performed 

 upon the front or nipper teeth of horses that are more than eight 

 years old, for the purpose of imitating the mark of the teeth of 

 young horses, in order to deceive those persons who are supposed 

 to be poor judges in the age of horses. It can rarely deceive any 

 person «>f ordinary intelligence. The general appearance of the 

 horse will soon tell if he be an old or young animal. 



Bite of Mad Dog. — When any reasonable suspicion exists 

 that the dog is mad, have the parts completely washed out with 

 cold water, if possible forced with a syringe or hydrant, so as the 

 water will find its way to the bottom of the wound, and wash out 

 any virus that may have lodged there. 



If the bite be upon the leg of man, horse or other animal, or 

 man's arm or finger, a Tourniquet or soft rope or cord should b© 

 tied tightly around the leg above the bite, till other measures are 

 used to have the bite purified. After the cord is properly applied, 

 have the parts washed out ; next either cut a portion of the flesh 

 from the top, sides and bottom of the wound, or apply caustic to 

 the parts. The nitrate of silver is possibly the best for this pur- 

 pose. A few drops of nitric, hydrochloric or sulphuric acid may 

 be dropped into the wound, and by the burning properties of these 

 \rticles the destructive character of the poison will be destroyed. 



After these measures have been satisfactorily performed, the 

 pv^ounds should be treated as for common wounds with simple 

 ointment (see Prescriptions and Medicines). The bite of other 



