TREATMENT. 11 



derable time while they clean the stable, be- 

 fore returning to attend to them : the conse- 

 quence of this sudden transition may be very 

 serious, and can seldom fail to be in some de- 

 gree injurious. 



Legs and Heels are never to be washed 

 as a matter-of-course part of grooming, but 

 in wet weather should be dried immediately 

 on returning to the stable, because wet heels 

 become sore. Nevertheless, in cases of sore- 

 ness, from neglect, chafing by the log-chain, 

 which sometimes happens in the night, or, 

 soreness from gross constitution, commonly 

 called " grease/' wash the heels with warm 

 soap and water, applied lightly with the hand 

 or a sponge, so as not to irritate by friction, 

 but only for the purpose of thoroughly cleans- 

 ing the pores of the sore ; then bathe them 

 hourly, or oftener, by a sponge w ith warm vi- 

 negar and water, of each an equal quantity, 

 not cooler than drinkable tea ; which discharges 

 inflammation, and seldom fails to heal, if per- 

 severed in. 



Warm vinegar and water is invaluable as 

 an external remedy ; it expands the pores and 



