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neck follows, and the horse makes frequent efforts to 

 swallow the saliva, but is unable. 



The cure of the vives that arises from a simple is 

 very easy, but not so that which is connected with a 

 general bad habit of the body. Oftentimes it happens 

 that the vives depend upon glanders or farcy, and will 

 only subside when the virulence of these is reduced. 



Foment the part with warm water, and after it has 

 been well dried, clothe the head so as to keep otf the air. 

 Much of the pain and tension of the tumour will be 

 alleviated by this treatment, even, and a slight attack will 

 be entirely removed by following it up with fomentations 

 of marshmallows ; or anoint the parts with ointment of 

 marshmallows, and cover the head with clothing. A 

 bread poultice affords relief, and bleeding in stubborn 

 cases is often necessary, with purgatives. The body, in 

 fact, should be opened, whether we bleed or no : always 

 leave open the main road for such humours to escape 

 by. This alone will carry off a recent attack, provided 

 the head clothing be kept on at the same time, nature, 

 performing the remainder by absorption. Low diet, a 

 plentiful supply of water gruel, and bran mashes, to 

 which an ounce of nitre may be added daily, will reduce 

 that thickened state of the blood which ever attends this 

 species of tumour. 



False vives, or imperfect ones, that are hard and in- 

 sensible, sometimes cause a good deal of needless trouble. 

 They neither come forward nor recede, do not seem to 

 cause any particular pain, but still continue an eye-sore 

 and give reason to apprehend disagreeable consequences ; 

 and always prevent an advantageous sale of an animal. 

 Stimulating embrocations are well calculated for reducing 

 these hard tumours, and the blistering liniment, made 

 of cantharides and oil, never fails. 



