18 FROST BITES. 



in cases of fracture, and he will seldom put his foot to the ground 

 until the fracture has united, so that it is not necessary to sling. 



Examine the splints daily and see that they do not get loose. 



Give the horse a liberal amount of good feed and cold water. 



When the horse is kept in a stall it is well to make a hole in the floor, 

 underneath the foot of the broken leg, so that he can stand with the leg 

 at full length. 



With the splints properly applied the horse may safely be left to him- 

 self and nature will do the rest. 



FROST BITES. A state of numbness or torpifaction of a part of the 

 body, caused by intense cold, which, unless relieved by proper remedies, 

 is liable to be followed by death of the part. Horses are most liable to 

 be troubled with frost-bites on the heels and the back part of the hind 

 legs, which swell badly, and are sometimes mistaken for scratches. 



Treatment. It is very important in the treatment of frost-bites that 

 heat should not be applied suddenly, but that very cold water be ap- 

 plied, by which means the frost is extracted very slowly. 



Any frozen parts should not be rubbed until the frost has been 

 extracted. 



After the heat has returned to the part we know of nothing which we 

 think will work better than Kendall's Spavin Cure applied several 

 times ; as by so doing the great pain and soreness which is sure to fol- 

 low is generally averted and thus the bad running sores which some- 

 times follow are prevented. The above treatment is also well adapted 

 to frost-bites on man. 



GLANDERS. This disease is alike fruitful of evil to man and beast 

 and is generally considered incurable. 



A horse may have latent glanders for years, and work well, the dis- 

 ease being daring this time as contagious as in its developed state. 



Cause. The cause is somewhat varied in different cases, and may be 

 attributed to filth, starvation, or to debilitating diseases, as lung fever, 

 catarrh or any disease capable of generating pus, which being absorbed 

 into the circulation forms a ferment within the blood. 



Symptoms. The membrane lining the nostrils assumes a leaden or 

 purple color, accompanied by a thin, acrid, transparent and odorless 

 discharge. This is the first stage, during which the general healtli does 

 not sufier and the horse may do his ordinary work. 



The discharge grows thicker, and sinks when placed in water. The 

 membrane lining the nostrils will be found to have sores, ragged and de- 

 pressed at the top, with varicose veins leading to them from all sides. 



The appetite Aiils, and the horse assumes an emaciated and dull ap- 

 pearance. He will be hide-bound, and his legs swell during the day 

 and the swelling go down at night. 



