GREASE. 



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is to be prepared ; upon the broad or middle part is to be 

 spread one of the following : 



Take of Chloride of Zinc, 9ss ; 



Charcoal in Powder, 5J ; 



Chalk in Powder, |j. 

 Sprinkle upon the tow. 



Take of Chloride of Lime, jj ; 



Fresh Yeast, 3ij ; 



Bole Armenian, 3ij. 

 Make into a paste, and use as directed. 



Apply the pledget so that it lies close to the diseased 

 surfaces, and maintain it there by tying its ends around the 

 pastern. Should one pledget not be sufficient for this pur- 

 pose, apply a second, and even a third. As a farther secu- 

 rity to the dressings, it is advisable to envelop the whole in 

 an eight-tailed bandage, of a size suitable to tlie dimensions 



of the leg and pastern; the tails being tied in frout, and 

 two of them encircling the leg above the joint, in order that 

 no displacement may happen. 



By the third or fourth day, the legs will have become 

 much improved. This is the time for the removal of the 

 dressings. We shall find the heels better and sweeter; so 

 much so, perhaps, as to require nothing further than daily 

 sprinklings with the powder. And as for any swelling, that 

 will speedily disappear on exercise. 



Malignant grease is now-a-days but rarely met in ^ny 

 establishment where veterinary aid is sought ; for it is only 

 the grossest neglect that could possibly lead to its produc- 

 tion. As a record of what used to happen, I will relate a 



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