178 DISEASES OF THE HOESE. 



wine vinegar, spirits of turpentine*, and olive _oil, is 

 generally the most efficacious application in severe 

 cases. It should be rubbed in morning and evening- 

 for about two minutes, and persisted in until the en- 

 largement is reduced. This reduction may, and often 

 does, take a considerable time, and occasionally baffles 

 all the skill of the veterinary surgeon ; but these are 

 only extreme cases, and are not sufficiently numerous 

 to deter owners from giving the above-named treat- 

 ment a thorough trial. 



