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No remedy can be employed so efficient for this purpose 

 as the corrosive liniment. In addition to producing a quick 

 and active irritation, more powerful than any possible sub- 

 stitute, its superior properties as a volatile, penetrating lini- 

 ment make it just the remedy needed. If any thing can 

 reach the seat of the disease, this will do it. 



Apply the liniment to the heel and back part of the foot, 

 and also to the bottom of the latter and to the frog. Ex- 

 amine carefully the bottom of the foot, to see whether it 

 has begun to decay. If so, cut out as much as possible with 

 a chisel or knife ; after which apply the liniment freely, dry- 

 ing it in well with a hot iron. The twitch must previously 

 have been put upon the animal's nose, to make him stand 

 still, and the medicine thoroughly heated. Make the appli- 

 cation of the liniment every other day, and continue this 

 course until the horse is well. When the ulcer breaks and 

 matter begins discharging, you may feel assured that the 

 disease is mastered. After this, a cure is only a question 

 of time. 



Keep your horse in a cool, dry stable; or, if pasture is in 

 season, let him run on the grass. During cold rains, be cer- 

 tain to have him in the stable, and always keep him out 

 of the wet while the liniment is being used. If his condi- 

 tion is not good, bleed once, and give a pound of sulphur 

 in a bran-mash, or in some boiled oats, or in his cut feed. 

 Make four doses of the sulphur, and give one of them every 

 second day. If he refuses this food, let him have nothing 

 else until he does eat it. A little abstinence may be of ben- 

 efit to him 



THIS DISEASE THE CAUSE OF MANY OTHERS. 



This disease is quite commonly the cause of many of the 

 other affections of the feet. It has a great variety of de- 

 velopments. We will mention some of the difterent diseases 

 which may have their origin in this. One of these is ring- 

 bone,* in which the bone grows out in front. Foot evil is 

 another. In this there is a general oozing out of the dis- 



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