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of bran, and wetted with goulard- water ; while some 

 again are most benefitted by those made of scraped 

 carrots ; others by mashed turnips previously boiled. 



By these means, the heat, tenderness, swelling, and 

 redness, will abate : the discharge also from a thin 

 ichorous one will become white, bland, and truly pu- 

 rulent. At the same time, likewise, that the poultices 

 are producing this effect on the discharge, the general 

 determination to diseased action should be counter- 

 acted by alteratives. The following unites the neces- 

 sary purgatives : — 



Corrosive Sublimate - - 10 grains. 



Cream of Tartar - - - 3 drachms. 

 Nitre - " - - - - 3 drachms. 



Prepared Antimony - - 3 drachms. 



Give this every night in a mash, except the com- 

 plaint takes place in a very emaciated horse, when, 

 instead of the corrosive sublimate, the same quantity 

 of arsenic. 



On the contrary, if the patient be of a very full 

 plethoric habit, add one or two drachms of powdered 

 aloes to the diuretic, making the whole into a ball in- 

 stead of a powder ; watching, however, the actiori 

 of the aloes, that it does not proceed to active purging 

 or griping. 



In some cases, when the expense has not been an 

 object, I have found the following an excellent altera- 

 tive in cases of grease : — 



iEthiops Mineral - - - 4 drachms, 

 Supertartrate of Potash - - 1 ounce, 

 given every night in a mash. 



In these cases also one or two doses of mild physk' 

 are often useful ; and when the parts have been brought 

 into a proper state for the action of astringent applica- 

 tions, either of the following may be sprinkled over 



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