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be of great service, if it be neatly done ; and the 

 blistering charge (No. 114, p. 152) applied all 

 round the joint ; after which he may be turned out 

 to grass for the same space of time as before: then 

 if the charge be covered with a flannel, the stitches 

 may be cut, and the charge permitted to fall off 

 of itself. It should here be noticed, that if the 

 spavin be opened when it first appears, dangerous 

 consequences will result. The humour then dis- 

 charged is of a brownish colour, and sometimes 

 tinged with blood ; but when it is of long standing, 

 there is no danger in opening the tumor. By 

 strict attention to the aforesaid rules the bog-spavin 

 may be cured, though of ever so long standing. 



CHAP. XLIII. 



MALLENDERS AND SALLENDERS. 



MalLENDERS and sallenders are synonymous 

 terms for the same disease : the former appears in 

 the bend of the knee, the latter in the bend of the 

 hough ; and attended with a sharp, corrosive dis- 

 charge. Mallenders often occasion lameness, and 

 stiffness in the joints, which frequently cause them 

 to stumble. These complaints are easily removed 

 by the same treatment as those made use of for 



