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A DICTIONARY. 



of capsicum, powdered ; mix them with a 

 suitable quantity of meal sufficient for two 

 poultices, which should be renewed every 

 twelve hours. After the second application 

 examine the foot, and, if suppuration has 

 taken place, and the matter can be felt, or 

 seen, a small puncture may be made, taking 

 care not to let the instrument penetrate 

 beyond the bony part of the hoof. Next 

 stimulate the surface to action, by warmth 

 and moisture, as follows : take about two 

 quarts of vinegar, into which stir a handful 

 of lobelia; have a hot brick ready {the 

 animal having a large cloth, or blanket, 

 thrown around him), pour the mixture gradu- 

 ally on the brick, which is held over a 

 bucket to prevent waste ; the steam arising 

 will relax the surface. After repeating the 

 operation, apply the following mixture 

 around the jaws, back, and extremities : 

 chloroform, and olive oil, equal parts ; rub 

 the mixture well in with a coarse sponge ; 

 this will relax the jaws a trifle, so that the 

 animal can manage to suck up thin gruel, 

 which may be given warm, in any quantity. 

 This process must be persevered in ; al- 

 though it may not succeed in every case, 

 yet it will be more satisfactory than the 

 blood-letting and poisoning system. No 

 medicine is necessary ; the gruel will soften 

 the faeces sufficiently ; if the rectum is 

 loaded with faeces, give injections of an in- 

 fusion of lobelia. 



Lumbar Muscles. — Muscles of the loins 

 within the body, and in the region of the 

 kidneys. These muscles are sometimes in- 

 jured by violent exertions, and the kidneys 

 often participate in the injury. 



Lungs, or Lights. — The organ of res- 

 piration. (See Respiration, part first.) 



Luxation. — A partial displacement of 

 the bones forming a joint. 



Lymph. — (See Blood.) 



Lymphatics. — (See part first.) 



Macreation implies soaking or steeping 

 any substance in water, or other fluids, so 

 as to soften, dissolve, or separate it from 

 some other parts with which it is combined. 



]VL\llenders. — A scurvy kind of eruption 

 on the back part or bend of the knee joint. 



Mange. — A disease which manifests it- 

 self in the skin, and causes a horse to be 

 perpetually rubbing himself. Cattle, sheep, 

 and dogs are also subject to mange. It is 

 a well known fact, that horses are very apt 

 to become mangy, if kept long in the stable 

 without grooming ; yet the disease may 

 arise from causes independent of a neg- 

 lected skin, though it seldom attacks a well- 

 cleansed animal. Mr. Percivall observes : 

 " It seems that mange may be generated 

 either from immediate excitement to the 

 skin itself, or through the medium of that 

 sympathetic influence which is known to 

 exist between the skin and the organs of 

 digestion. We have, it appears to me, an 

 excellent illustration of this in the case of 

 mange supervening upon poverty, — a fact 

 too notorious to be disputed, though there 

 may be different ways of theorizing upon 

 it." 



Mr. Blaine says, " Mange has three 

 origins — filth, debility, and contagion." 



Owners of horses must bear in mind, that 

 mange can be communicated by the brush 

 or comb used about a mangy subject ; the 

 pustules on the surface contain acari or 

 nites. The author has been very success- 

 ful in the treatment of this disease, by the 

 daily use of sulphur and soda. 



Marasmus. — A decay or wasting of the 

 whole body. 



Marsh Mallows. — A plant used for 

 making emollient drinks and fomentations. 



Mash. — A mash is made by pom-ing 

 boifing water on bran, or shorts, then cov- 

 ering the bucket until sufficiently cool for 

 use. Mashes are excellent for sick and 

 convalescent horses, and such as have not 

 sufficient exercise to keep them in health. 



Masseter. — The name of a muscle of 

 the cheek, by which mastication is per- 

 formed. 



Mastication. — (See part first.) 



Materia Medica. — A catalogue and 

 description of the various articles used in 

 medicine. 



Maxilla. — The jaw. 



Maxillary. — Belonging to the jaw; as 

 the maxillary arteries and glands. The 



