CKACKED HEELS — HIDE-BOUND. 159 



Take — Powdered gum-camphor -1 ounce. 



Powdered gum-myrrh 1 ounce. 



Sulphuric acid 1 ounce. 



Spirits of turpentine 1 ounce. 



Lard 1 pint. 



Mix thoroughly, to form an ointment. To be rubbed on the affected limbs 

 once a day. 



The legs should be washed with hard soapsuds every day, 

 and rubbed dry with cloths, before the medicine is put on. 



Where the leg is much swollen and inflamed, and especially 

 if there are sproutings up of proud flesh, a splendid treatment 

 is to make a poultice of ground flax-seed with lime-water, 

 and, before applying it, sprinkle it over with powdered burnt 

 alum. Renew the poultice twice a day. This is to be used 

 until the sores look healthy, and then use the above ointment. 

 To make lime-water, see the article "Lime." 



CRACKED HEELS. 



This is an affection of much the same nature as grease, or 

 scratches. The crack may be trifling, at first, in appearance. 

 The skin around it becomes red, swollen, and tender, and the 

 swelling may extend a considerable way up the leg. An 

 offensive discharge takes place from the crack, and there is 

 much lameness at times. The general health of the horse 

 may be much injured. 



Treatment. — The same as for scratches, which see. But lin- 

 seed poultices may first be used with good effect, and then the 

 ointment used in scratches. Rest is an important help to the 

 cure. 



HIDE-BOUND. 



This is not a disease in itself, but is rather a symptom, or 

 result, of some other disease, from which the horse is suffer- 

 ing. The skin is tight on the body, and the coat staring. In 

 most cases, the disease which has caused the hide-bound can 



