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of the absorbents, and they not lieing able in 

 consequence, to perform their functions ; there- 

 fore, a serous fluid becomes deposited in the 

 cellular membrane, which greatly abounds in 

 these parts, and the fluid running together to 

 the most pendent part, form the tumour called 

 anticor, from its being against or near the chest, 

 or the heart. The disease is net a frequent 

 one in this country, but those who have 

 written on the subject, say it is frequent on the 

 continent ; in India I have seen several cases, 

 and even in England, but in consequence of 

 the Horses not being examined minutely after 

 death, the cause of the disease has not been 

 discovered ; in this case I would never advise 

 to bleed, which would still add to the debility 

 of the system, but give half bran and half oats 

 made wet, for your corn feeds, and plenty of 

 good hay, then 



Take Aloes, Cape - 6 drams. 

 Resin - - 6 do. 



Sulphate of iron 10 do. 

 Linseed meal - 4 do. 

 Mix, and form into a mass with soft soap. 



Give one of these balls every morning. Put an 

 ounce of nitre into the Horse's water every 

 night. 



LAMPAS. 



Is an enlargement or tumefaction of the 

 roof of the mouth or palate, and particularly 

 in young Horses; and in some cases become 

 so prominent, as to project below the teeth of 

 the upper jaw ; this generally occurs when 

 the Horse is changing his teeth, or the tusks 

 making their appearance : another cause is, 

 when Horses are first taken from grass, which 

 is, of course, soft food, and then put into a 

 stable on nay and oats, both being hard meat. 



will occasion the palate of the mouth to en- 

 large and inflame. The Horse by these means 

 is not only deprived of a great portion of the 

 nutriment necessary to his support, but be- 

 comes poor, weak, dejected, and altogether 

 out of condition. It has been attributed to the 

 change from grass to warm stables ; but this 

 I cannot conceive at all to be the case, for 

 breeders of Horses, God knows, generally 

 have their stables cool enough, so that I 

 cannot see how atmospheric air has to do 

 with the disease at all. 



For the treatment of lampas, scarification 

 has been recommended, but I never found 

 that method succeed, though it is practised at 

 the Royal Veterinary College, and also recom- 

 mended by many veterinary surgeons (on 

 their first emanating from that establishment) 

 until practice has taught them better. This 

 is an operation that more frequently comes 

 under the notice of the common farrier than 

 the surgeon, and by its so doing, custom has 

 established an useful and expeditious extir- 

 pation by the actual cautery, (see Plate of 

 Instniments) ; and though I am no advocate 

 for violent remedies where they can possibly 

 be avoided, yet this is a cure so speedily 

 effected by an expert operator, and the 

 animal's suffering is so very trifling, that 

 when a comparison is drawn between the 

 temporary inconvenience, and the immediate 

 advantage, no hesitation can be made respect- 

 ing the operation. 



When the operation has been performed, let 

 the Horse wash his mouth out with clean water, 

 and you need not apply any thing to it, the 

 wound will heal of itself in a few days ; for if 

 you make an application, it only increases the 

 pain of the animal, and in a few seconds he 

 licks all off again. 



