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Dissolve the zinc in the boiling water, and 

 apply to the sores, with a small piece of 

 sponge ; this you must continue until the sores 

 are healed. 



MA^.LENDERS AND SALLENDERS. 



MALLENDERS 



Are cracks, situate directly upon the back part 

 of "he knee-joint ; occasioned, in general, more 

 by neglect in grooming, than by any casual 

 or constitutional defect in the subject. The 

 matter they discharge is, in some cases, thin, 

 and of an acrimonious nature ; in others, it 

 forms a kind of glutinous discharge, and makes 

 an appearance of small scabs, or scurfy es- 

 chars upon the surface, constituting a want of 

 flexibility, and frequently considerable lame- 

 ness in the leg. The first thing to be done, 

 is, to have the parts well washed with soft 

 isoap and warm water ; repeating the wash- 

 ing night and morning, till the eschars relax 

 from their rigidity, and separate of themselves 

 And this will be considerably promoted by 

 rubbing in lightly, after each washing, a small 

 quantity of hog's lard ; this will loosen the 

 scabs, and they will fall off much easier when 

 you wash. 



As soon as the cracks are perfectly free 

 from scabs, or scurf, apply the following oint- 

 ment. 



Take Strong mercurial ointment 1 oz. 

 Hogs lard - - - - 1 do. 

 Gunpowder finely powdered 4 drams. 



Let these be well worked together, and ap- 

 plied morning and night. This will stimulate 

 the parts to heal quicker than any thing I 

 ever could discover. You must also not forget 

 the washing, morning and night, which should 

 be about an hour previous to applyins: the 



ointment ; thus you give the parts time to dry. 

 Should a perceptible foulness in the subject 

 justify the measure, take away a proper quan- 

 tity of blood, according to the size of the 

 animal ; and, occasionally, put an ounce of 

 nitre in his water, for a fortnight ; or, give 

 half a dozen of diuretic ballpi, as follows : — 



Take Powdered resin - 3 oz. 

 Linseed meal - 1 do. 

 Soft soap to form the mass. 



Divide into six, and give one every mornings 

 the first thing. Should these remedies appear 

 not to assist the cure, and the cracks not heal 

 so fast as you desire, you must then proceed 

 to stronger means. 



Cape aloes 

 Calomel 



- 8 drams. 



- 2 do. 



Form into a mass, with linseed meal and soft 

 soap, and divide into two balls. Give at 

 intervals of about five days, according to the 

 strength of the Horse. 



SALLENDERS 



Are situated upon the fore-part of the hock. 

 Sallenders are to the hind legs what mal- 

 lenders are to the fore legs ; they originate in 

 the same cause, and are cured by the same 

 means ; rendering it unnecessary to make 

 further remarks under this head. 



WARTS 



Are troublesome things to the Horse, on ac- 

 count of their itching so ; and very much, to 

 the eye of the owner ; and especially if they are 

 apt to bleed much, and it is highly disagreeable 

 to ride a Horse in such a state. The only means 

 to remove them, is, either by ligature, or tjie 



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