PECULIAK TO HORSES. 37 



Stable, feed liim on isloppy mashes, and give him four tJrachms of 

 nitrate of potass, night and morning, for a few days. 



Should the animal manifest symptoms of much pain, take one 

 ■ounce of laudanum, one draehm of glycerine, and three ounces of 

 rain water — manage to introduce a irortion of the same two or three 

 times per day wilhin the eyelids; then dissolve half a pound of 

 Glauber salts in two quarts of water; when dissolved, stir in about 

 two quarts of bran ; set the same before the animal and he will eat 

 St. Should this fail, at the expiration of twelve hours, to relax the 

 bowels, repeat the dose. This simple plan of treatment usually suc- 

 ceeds in restoring the healthy condition of the paxts. 



SORE MOUTH. 



Sore month or e:s:coriation is often produced by damaged fodder, 

 ■such as musty clover, &c. ; at other times, the angles of the mouth 

 become sore by an unwarrantable use of the check-rein, and from 

 irritation produced by the bit. 



Teeatmext. — First remove the cause, and then swab tiie mouth 

 by means of a sponge, twice daily, with a portion of the following : 



Powdered Alum 2 ounces. 



Glycerine 1 " 



Water 1 quart 



Mix. 



LAMPAS. 



Lampas consists of tumefaction of the palate, or bars of th-e 

 anouth. Most young horses are observed to have Lampas, and some 

 persons have an idea that it occasions loss of appetite and many 

 other ills; but such is not the ease. All that is necessary to do, is to 

 make use of some astringent lotion, composed of alum and water, 

 and feed a few bran mashes. 



Formerly it was considered necessary to cauterize the palate, but 

 this is an unnecessary and barbarous practice. 



EXCORIATED MOUTH FROM SHARP TEETH. 



Oecasionally the outer edges of the grinders become sharp, from 

 aneven wear, and produce irritation on the inner membrane of the 

 cheeks. When the irritation is confined to one side, the head of the 

 animal deviates from a direct line, and as the saying is, he carries 

 his head towards his side; when both sides are affected, the animal 

 will often drop food from his mouth, and it will be evident that the 

 act of mastication occasions pain. The remedy is a tooth rasp: 

 the sharp edges must be rasped smooth- 



