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not hard nor elastic, or at least not so raucn so as the 

 encysted form. 



Treatment. Take a sharp knife, and after getting a 

 twitch upon the horse's nose, and one of the fore legs held 

 up, make a straight cut over the centre of the tumor through 

 the skin only. Then roll out the ball of fat with the 

 fingers; the knife here is of no use. The simply opening 

 the skin, and rolling out the fatty tumor, is called occlu- 

 sion, and when cleverly done, looks well. 



(5.) Cancerous. — (See Melanosis.) 



(6.) Mellaxoid. — (See Melanosis.) 



(7.) Bony Tumors. — A species of tumor attacking the 

 bone, and is called osteosarcoma, (which see). When 

 attacking the head, it is called osteoporosis, (which see). 



(8.) Varicose. — The horse is not often the subjec^t of 

 varicose tumor of the veins, simply from the fact that no 

 garters or other ligatures are tied around the legs, inter- 

 fering with a free circulation. The saphena major, however, 

 is the only vein liable to varicose, arising from bulging of 

 the hock-joint, and in cases of bog and blood spavin, and 

 thorough pin, (which see). 



Tympanitis. — This term means drum-belly, such as 

 occurs in cases of flatulent colic, (which see). 



Typhia — Typhinia — Typhus. — These are continued 

 fevers, and are lit up and fed by a specific zymotic matter in 

 the system which is generated when horses are badly fed and 

 crowded together in an inadequate supply of air. The 

 fevers of glanders, farcy and pyemia are good examples. 

 The seeds of the disease can only be got rid of by the 

 effectual destruction of the typhinia — its existing ferment 

 or leaven. (See Glanders.) 



Typhoid. — A low form of disease, accompanied with 



