82 THE NEW POCKET FAHRIER. 



The essence of this disease consists in the formation 

 and suppuration of the tumour under the jaw, and our 

 principal aim should be to hasten it to a head, to do 

 which it should be actively blistered. A blister not only 

 secures the ripening of the tumour, but hastens it by 

 many days. Do not be premature in using the lancet, 

 but give time for the whole matter to collect ; when this 

 period arrives, the swelling will be soft and yielding — it 

 should then be deeply and freely lanced. It is bad to 

 let the swelling burst of itself, because a ragged ulcer is 

 formed, very slow to health and difficult of treatment. 

 If the incision is deep enough no second collection of 

 matter will form. Suffer that already formed to ooze 

 slowly out, without, however, any pressure of your 

 fingers. It should be kept clean, and you should daily 

 inject into the wound a small quantity of friar's balsam. 



If after this there is much fever and an affection of 

 the chest, bleeding, should be resorted to; but in most 

 cases bleeding will be unnecessary — not only so, but 

 injurious, — because it will retard the suppuration of the 

 tumour and increase debility. Nitre, tartar emetic, and 

 cooling medicines should be administered ; and he should 

 have green food, such as fresh-cut grass or tares, if they 

 are to be had, and bran mashes ; if riot to be had, such 

 as is light and not difficult to digest. If the complaint 

 lasts long and extreme debility is produced, malt mashes 

 should be substituted for bran. 



VIVES. 



This disorder bears a near affinity to the strangles. 

 The symptoms are swellings or kernels under the ear, 

 that occasion manifest pain when touched ; the animal 

 coughs more than one which has the strangles, and a 

 difficulty of swallowing soon is evident. Stiffiiess of the 



