42 THE IMPROVED ART OF FARRIERY. 



better, corrosive sublimate, which should be given lo 

 as great an extent as possible, not allowing inflamma- 

 tion or salivation to take place ; commence with a 

 dozen grains, and gradually increase according as the 

 animal appears to bear it : a bitter tonic may be com- 

 pounded with these if necessary. Mr. Peal regards 

 Sulphate of mercury - - 1 J scruples, 



Gum guaiacum - - - 1 drachm, 

 given once a day, as a good internal remedy. Wash- 

 ing with sea-water, and the same administered as a 

 medicine, has been stated as effective in protracted 

 cases. Where sea-water cannot be procured, the sores 

 may be washed w^ith a solution of common salt three 

 or four times a day. Green food, and that which con- 

 tains much moisture, is particularly recommended in 

 all cases of Farcy ; potatoes, turnips, and carrots, may 

 be given when tares and grass are not procurable. 



It has been noticed that at least a third of the horses 

 used in the hackney-coaches of London, together with 

 those in the carts of the poorer sort of people, are 

 glandered ; these being sold cheap, soon pay themselves 

 by b:ing worked hard, and last occasionally for three 

 or four years. Horse-dealers frequently pass glandered 

 horses on those who are not skilled on the subject by 

 first riding them very hard, when the collected secre- 

 tion is for the time checked, some astringent powerful 

 in its nature is then inserted into the nostrils, which 

 stops the discharge for many hours ; but this may be 

 detected by the uneasy manner of the horse. 



STAGGERS. 



is a disease bearing a proximity to apoplexy, and is 



