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five or six days, with a drachm of mercurial ointment, 

 rubbing it well in ; after which apply a blister, and at 

 the end of a fortnight or three weeks another. 



THE SPAVIN. 



The Spavin is of the same nature, and appears, in 

 like manner, on the instep bone behind, not iar below 

 the hock. 



The destruction of the horse has often occurred by 

 letting out the contents of these tumours. This must 

 not be, but the sides of the tumours must be strengthened 

 by pressure or by stimulants. The best stimulant is the 

 strong liquid blister of the Veterinary Pharmacy, as — 

 Spanish flies, in gross powder, 1 oz ; oil of origanum, 

 2 drachms ; oil of turpentine, 4 oz ; olive oil, 2 oz ; 

 steep the flies in the turpentine three weeks, strain off 

 and add the oil. Bandages assist greatly, when well 

 applied. 



WINDGALLS. 



'V/indgalls are several httle swellings just above the 

 fetlock-joints of all the four legs ; they seem, when felt, 

 to be full of wind or jelly, but they never lame a horse; 

 the splint and spavin always do. They all three pro- 

 ceed from one and the same cause, which is hard riding, 

 travelling too f^r in one day, or carrying too great a 

 weight when young. 



Blistering is the general remedy applied to these. In 

 most cases, where there is no greater inconvenience 

 arising from them than what is visible to the eye, it will 

 be better to let them alone, as there have been many in- 

 stances of horses being totally lamed and rendered until 

 for service by wounding the tendons in an operation. 



