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an opening may be made into each with the same, and 

 afterwards dressed as directed. The internal remedies used 

 are various. Nearly all the mineral acids have been found 

 useful and some of the vegetable ones. All the different 

 forms of mercury have been tried with some success : but 

 corrosive sublimate appears to have answered best ; and, 

 when determined on, should be given to the full extent the 

 stomach and bowels will bear, without salivation, or symp- 

 toms of inflammation being brought on. Ten or fifteen 

 grains may be commenced with, ground very finely with 

 sugar, and given night and morning in gruel as a drench. 

 If this occasion no distress, it may be increased to a scru- 

 ple, and from this to half a drachm, if it be borne with 

 ease ; but the utmost care and watchfulness should be 

 exerted when the dose is considerable. When the weak- 

 ness and irritability of the horse are too great for the exhi- 

 bition of the corrosive sublimate, give half a drachm of 

 calomel twice a day, or the blue pill, or the sulphuret of 

 mercury may be substituted, still carefully watching the sali- 

 vating process. Should the stomach suffer much under the 

 use of these active agents, either join with them bitter tonics, 

 or alternate them with each other. We would also recom- 

 mend that they be in these cases given in solution, and further 

 sheathed by some ingredient of a mucilaginous nature. 



After the trial of mercurials, arsenic ought next to claim 

 the attention, as that has also proved efficacious in farcy, 

 and it may be given in the form of liquor arsenicalis, or 

 Fowler's tasteless solution Verdigris was for some time 

 a favourite remedy at the Veterinary College, in doses of a 

 scruple three times a day, increased to a drachm. We have 

 witnessed also good effects from this preparation ; but we 

 have found it most efficacious when given in a ball in con- 

 junction with the blue vitriol, half a drachm at a dose. 

 Some practitioners choose to employ several articles in con- 

 junction, and they assert the cure is speedier from the com- 

 bination than fi'om any one article separately. In this case, 

 give the following : — 



Corrosive sublimate five gi-aiiis. 



Arsenic five grains. 



Verdigris five grains. 



Blue vitriol half a scruple. 



Mix into a ball with palm oil and linseed meal ; give every 

 morning. 



