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one that has begun to be active again ; or one 

 just commencing to form, which is frequently 

 the most painful stage, from the stretching of 

 the periosteum. In order to localise the mischief 

 the following ingenious plan is often employed 

 with success : Place the lame leg under a hose 

 of cold water, and keep it there for two or three 

 minutes, until the limb is thoroughly cold ; 

 on removing the hose the seat of inflammation will 

 speedily react and betray itself by its heat, before 

 the remainder of the leg has recovered its normal 

 warmth. 



An old Irish remedy is a very simple one, and 

 at any rate does no harm. In the case of a big 

 knee from hitting a stone wall or other mishap, 

 it usually answers well. It is to take a piece of 

 thin sheet-lead, such as comes out of chests of 

 tea, and after smoothing it with the back of a 

 knife to damp the hair of the knee, lay the lead 

 over the place, then put a bandage round it, and 

 finally buckle on a kneecap to keep all in its 

 place. Placed similarly over a splint, and kept 

 there for days, or even weeks, it will sometimes 

 check any further development, making a sweat- 

 ing bandage. But after trying innumerable 

 remedies the writer has come to the conclusion, 

 and has long acted upon it, that the best way 

 is to forget the existence of the animal, and leave 

 it to itself until Nature has settled the matter ; 

 keeping the animal in the meantime in as cheap a 

 manner as is feasible until it is again fit for work. 

 If treatment is desired, two ounces sal-ammoniac 

 may be mixed with half a cup of vinegar and 

 added to a quart of boiling water. This should 

 be put into a bottle when cool, and applied two 

 or three times a day with a sponge, after which 



