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minent than in other places, it must be rasped down at the time of shoeing ; 

 and at the same time the fissure itself had better be plugged with stop- 

 ping. In case of division, should inflammation be present, a poultice, 

 and some astringent dressing, as nitric acid lotion^ should precede the ap- 

 plication of the shoe and stopping. The best recipe I possess for stop- 

 ping for false quarter — by which I mean a composition capable of being 

 poured in a liquid form into the crevice, and then becoming solid — is the 

 following : 



Take of Pitch, 2 parts ; 

 Tar, 1 ditto ; 

 Resin, 1 ditto. Melt and mix together. 



When required for use, a small quantity should be melted, and poured 

 in the liquid state upon the hoof. 



FRACTURES. 



This is a subject which has not received much attention 

 from English veterinarians ; although it is one the French 

 have treated in their usual systematic style. The disadvan- 

 tages under which fractures must be undertaken in animals, 

 will serve to account for this seeming neglect of duty. 

 Perhaps a pistol-ball becomes the most politic measure 

 we can adopt for a case of fracture ; yet it occasionally 

 happens that our patient is of such consideration that 

 expense is no object, providing we can eflPect the re- 

 covery. Whether it be advisable to undertake the cure, it 

 at least is essential we should understand the symptoms 

 these accidents produce. It was not, however, my inten- 

 tion, when I set out, to devote to them the space I have in 

 the present work : nor should I have done so if the subject 

 would have borne abridgment. 



A Fracture is, in the language of the schools, "a solu- 

 tion of continuity in a bone -^ this substance being, from 

 its earthy ingredient, the only structure which can com- 

 monly be susceptible of the accident. 



The Causes of fracture are comprehended under the 

 he^.di o^ external force : blows, kicks, falls, slips, &c. Though 

 muscular force is capable of producing the same eflPect, 



