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lotion. Meanwhile let a gentle purge be administered 

 every third or fourth day. 



If the inflammation approaches the ligamewtarv 

 connexions underneath, astringent and tonic appHca- 

 lions must be resorted to : — 



Cantharides - - - - 2 ounces, 

 Spirits of Wine - - - 2^ omices, 

 Vinegar - - - - 6 ounces, 



mixed, and put into a bottle, with a few shakings in 

 the mean time will be ready for use in ten days. This 

 may then be rubbed twice a day on the parts affected ; 

 terebinthinated tincture of cantharides will answer the 

 same purpose. 



These failing, and an abscess being inevitable, the 

 first care must be to encourage and hasten the matu- 

 ration, which may be effected by means of poultices, 

 and when the swelling has ripened a speedy evacua- 

 tion of the contents is necessary ; this may be pro- 

 cured by the introduction of a seton, running the 

 needle into the uppermost end of the tumour and bring- 

 ing it out at the lowest extremity, that the humour may 

 flow with ease. By these means, Pole Evil, in its 

 earhest stage, may be often effectually cured. 



Wlien the abscess has been neglected, and the case 

 proves obstinate, it then assumes a more formidable 

 aspect ; the ulcer deepens and spreads, and eroding 

 the ligaments of the joints of the neck. We must re- 

 sort to painful operations to produce a healthy action, 

 and an eventual filling up of the diseased parts; 

 for when the thin ichorous discharge follows the 

 healthy secretion, sinuses begin to form in all di- 

 rections, which terminate in caries of the bones of the 

 neck. 



If neglected when in this state, or badly treated, the 

 horse is apt to acquire a stiffness in the neck, and a 



