230 THE HORSE OWNER's 



bathe tlie affected limbs with the following liQiment; oil 

 of turpentine, tincture of opium, soap liniment, of each one 

 ounce, tincture of capsicum, one drachm; mix all together; 

 shake well before using. 



CRAMP. ' 



This disease baffles the judgment of the most ex{)erienced 

 horsemen, often creating unnecessary alarm from the pe- 

 culiar manner in which the animal is handled. 



Symptoms. — The horse appears well in body and limb, 

 until efforts are made to move him ; he then appears to 

 have lost all power of motion in one of his legs, usually 

 the hind ones ; it is firmly planted on the ground, and the 

 most powerful man fails to move it. On compelling the 

 animal to move, the leg drags behind as though it were 

 dislocated. Upon striking him with the whip he frequent- 

 ly will take two or three natural steps, and the leg drags 

 as before: 



Treatment. — Hand rubbing is very necessary, and use 

 the following liniment upon the affected part ; alcohol, one 

 pint; tincture of camphor, one half pint; tinture of opi- 

 um four ounces ; mix all together. 

 WARTS. 



When the warts have necks, all that is necessary for 

 their removal is a piece of silk tied tightly around them 

 as closely to the roots as possible ; in a few days they will 

 slough away ; or if they are larger at their base, pass a 

 needle armed with a double thread through the wart as 

 near the root as possible, and tie each way so as to cut 

 off the circulation of the blood, and it will soon die and 

 come away ; or paint it over with the permanganate of 

 potash once a day for a week ; or use the caustic potash 



