34 CURINE-The Great 



TREATMENT.— See that the food is of the right 

 kind and that he is fed regularly. If the teeth are 

 in bad shape, have them attended to at once. Give 

 the following: Nux vomica, one ounce; sulphate 

 of iron, one ounce; gentian, two ounces. Mix and 

 divide into twenty-one powders and give one in his 

 feed each meal. 



CHAFING. 



These wounds are caused by the chafing of the 

 harness, collar or saddle, and are most common in 

 the spring of the year, when the animal's skin is 

 tender. The harness and collars should be well 

 cleaned and oiled before the spring work is to be 

 commenced, and see that your harness and collar 

 fit the animal in the proper way, as ill-fitting col- 

 lars, in particular, are apt to cause sore shoulders 

 at any time. After the work for the day is done, 

 bathe the shoulders and the back where the saddle 

 rests well with cold water, and should you wish the 

 Skin to become tough, bathe with a solution of 

 white-oak bark. 



TREATMENT.— This is very simple if the cause 

 be removed at once. Wash well with warm water 

 and soap, then paint over the surface twice daily 

 with CURINE diluted with ten times equal quan- 

 tities of water and alcohol, until a cure is effected. 



WOUNDS— PUNCTURED. 



Punctured wounds are much more common than 

 any other wounds of the horse, and are produced 

 by a blunt or sharp substance, such as the puncture 

 of a fork or nails, etc. These w^ounds most fre- 

 quently happen to the legs and feet and should have 

 prompt attention. The puncture of the foot is the 

 most serious and may be caused by stepping on 

 a nail or pieces of iron; or in shoeing, a nail may 

 be driven too near or into the quick. If the nail 

 be removed at once he may not show any lameness 

 at the present time, but, unless properly attended 



