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A fomentation of cammomile flowers, or scalded 

 bran, should be applied largely and assiduously at the 

 chest and inside the elbow, and these remedies, with 

 rest from all labor and exercise, generally perfect 

 the cure. 



When the swelling is great, but not extensive, as 

 in the case of a kick, spirits of wine, in which the 

 fourth of its weight of camphor has been dissolved, 

 should bo rubbed in. This will supercede the neces- 

 sity of walking the horse too early, witii the hope of 

 recovering the '*usc of his limb," by promoting the 

 lymphatic absorption, A rowel is sometimes employed, 

 when the heat and swelling are very high, wiih good 

 effect. On the symptoms abating, let the convalescent 

 horse have a loose stall, and m proportion as his ac- 

 tion may be free from lameness, so should be regulated 

 his return to walking, to exercise and to work. Be- 

 fore he can be fit for his former accupation, it gener- 

 ally is found best to give the horse a run at grass; 

 but previously be certain that he basso far recovered 

 as not to be in danger af a relapse. 



STRAIN OF THE BACK. 



Symptoms, — A kind cf seperate motion of the hind 

 quarter, conipared to the fore one, of which the exact 

 perceptible division is the seat of the injury. Some- 

 times it appears as far back as the loins, but when 

 further forward than the twelfih s[)ine, it affects the 

 jespiration, and with it other vital functions, and the 

 animal suffers in his general liealth. 



Remedies applied early may assist nature, but the 

 lameness never can be cured completely. If the 

 wrench or sprain has been of a violent sort, as in 

 'iase of " strain in the shouMer,'' let the animal be 

 bled to good extent, from three to five quarts, accor- 

 ding to the quantity or degree of violence he has sus- 

 tained ; for It usually happens that it has been strain- 

 ed all over, in various parts. Two dray-hoi'ses, 

 which were employed in pulling beer butts, being 

 backed too close to the steps, fell in, the weight of the 

 hinder horse dragging in tlie fore one upon him. Much 

 contusion was the consequence, as well of the acci- 

 dent itself as in dragging them out : they were in fact 



