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Three hours afterwards let the following laxative be 

 given : — 



Barbadoes aloes . . 4 drachms, 

 Castile soap . . . -| drachm, 

 Oil of caraways . .10 drops. 



When the cracks have been healed up, the legs will 

 sometimes continue swelled. In this case a bandage will 

 be found of much advantage. But nothing is better than 

 turning the animal out to grass, if the season of the year is 

 favourable. Blistering in this case should be had recourse 

 to ; but burning may be resorted to with benefit if the skin 

 is not broken by it, as this might be attended with bad 

 consequences. Frequently the cracks spread over the whole 

 heel and fetlock, or up the limb, as is sometimes the case ; 

 and while the leg is considerably swollen, accompanied by 

 a discharge of a thin watery matter from the cracks, and 

 makes its appearance also in other parts of the limb, 

 accompanied by great heat, so much so that the heels 

 smoke, the skin being so hot that the watery fluid partly 

 evaporates as it oozes from the cracks or through the skin. 



In the above state it would be attended with very bad 

 consequences to stop the discharge suddenly. The first 

 thing to be attended to is to allay the inflammation, and 

 nothing is better calculated to do so than poultices, as 

 already recommended, particularly those of carrots. When 

 the heat, tenderness, and stifi'ness have abated, then a strin- 

 gent, already recommended, should be used ; but that made 

 of alum, or a strong decoction of bark are the best. Indeed 

 it would be preferable to use these lotions alternately, but 

 not a mixture of the two. The ointment above named should 

 be used for dressing the cracks ; and as soon as the horse 

 can bear the pressure without pain, a flannel bandage should 



