282 THE IMPROVED ART OF FARRIERY. 



the sores, for in different subjects each has appeared to 

 have had its due and wished-for effect — and conse- 

 quently to be relied on : — 



Powdered Oak Bark - - 1 ounce. 



Powdered Verdigris - - 2 drachms. 



Or— 



Alum, (powdered), - - - 1 drachm. 



Charcoal, (do.) - - -4 drachms. 



Chalk, (do.) - - - 2 ounces. 

 Or— 



Verdigris - - - - 4 drachms. 



Calamine - - _ - 1 ounce. 



Tar - - - - - 4 ounces. 

 Mix and smear the parts lightly night and morning, 

 and after each exercising, having first washed them 

 with warm water. 



When also much tumefaction takes place, united to 

 the use of any of these, a hnen bandage is often bene- 

 ficial, beginning at the coronet, and rolling it more 

 than half way up the leg, being careful that it is only 

 done with a very moderate tightness at first. 



As amendment proceeds, great care is required to 

 prevent relapse, by avoiding the original exciting causes, 

 and likewise by counteracting that predisposition to 

 these accumulations which I have known to subsist in 

 many horses who seldom pass over a season without 

 an attack. Such had better not, at any time, be fully 

 turned to grass, but allowed only a few hours run 

 during the day. 



Confirmed Grease. — This is to be considered only as 

 a more aggravated stage of the former, in which the 

 matter that issues has a foetid peculiar smell, which 

 strongly characterises the disease ; so much so, that a 

 person accustomed lo it can at once tell whether a 

 greasy horse be in the stable or not. 



