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should consist of green food, mashes, and a little hay. Corro- 

 sive sublimate in solution has been used with decided advantage; 

 as also chloride of zinc, chloride of lime, butter of antimony, 

 tincture of myrrh, sulphate of copper, glycerine, and many 

 other preparations. 



SCRATCHES. 



This disease, called also cracked heels, generally arises from 

 neglect, such as allowing the horse to stand in a filthy stall. 

 It is generally confined to the hind feet, and consists in a 

 swelling of the skin, causing in it one or more transverse 

 cracks, which discharge a sanious (thin, serous, and reddish) 

 matter at times ; while in other cases the parts are almost dry 

 but scurfy. 



For treatment, wash well wnth soap and water ; take a shav- 

 ing, or other soft, brush, and make a lather of soap and water, 

 with which mix a small quantity of powdered charcoal ; rlib this 

 well in the fetlock, and let it dry, after which it can be rubbed 

 off. Two or three applications are generally successful. The 

 collodion and castor oil will also answer a good purpose j a 

 physic ball should first be given. 



GREASE HEELS. 



This is the result of weakness in the capillary vessels or tne 

 feet and legs, and is often preceded by dropsical effusions, which 

 frequently exist upon the leg as far as the hock or knee. Com- 

 mon-bred horses are supposed to be more liable to this disease, 

 while thorough-bred are comparatively free from its attacks. 



The principal causes are, doubtless, over-feeding and want 

 of exercise; since we generally find the disease associated with 



