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Surfeit lumps are broad and flat on their apexes, and 

 are not in any way tender to the touch ; whereas, the 

 farcy buds are conical and very tender. 



In all cases of surfeit have the clothes taken off 

 altogether for twenty-four hours, no matter at what 

 season of the year the attack presents itself. 



WARTS. 



Warts are unsightly but not dangerous, unless they 

 occur on the penis, when amputation is often necessary. 

 In the generality of cases warts should be cut to a 

 level with the skin, when some caustic, such as acetic 

 acid, should be applied in very small quantities, but as 

 frequently as they rise above the level of the skin. 



SADDLE GALLS. 



When the pressure of the saddle has inflamed and 

 galled the skin of the withers or elsewhere, immediate 

 attention should be paid to the injured part. If the 

 gall be large, and many vessels of the cutis appear to 

 have been ruptured, which can easily be ascertained by 

 the dark-coloured and bruised appearance of the skin, 

 cooling and emollient, applications must be at once 

 used; and suppuration must not be hurried on by 

 poultices or irritating applications, or a terrible abscess 

 may be the consequence. A slight suppuration must 

 invariably take place, which is best treated by placing 



