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The after consequences of this disorder are, by continental 

 writers, recorded as loss of sight, lameness, affections of 

 the lungs, colic, weak intestines, emaciation, abortion, loss 

 of the fleece ; any one of which is hardly less fearful than 

 the disease itself. Wherefore it is better for the farmer to 

 have such animals slaughtered as do not speedily recover, 

 rather than nurse them upon a chance of restoration. 

 Foreign authors speak of inoculation as a certain pre- 

 ventative, or at most, the loss is but one in a thousand 

 lambs, when it is done properly ; but people in this country, 

 where the disease is rare, are not advised to have resort to 

 this last measure, 



MALLENDERS AND SALLENDERS. 



When a scurfy or scabby eruption at the posterior part 

 of the bending of the knee appears, it is termed mallenders : 

 and when a similar one appears at the bend of the hock, 

 it is called sallenders. Neither of them lame or do much 

 harm ; but sometimes, when neglected, they degenerate 

 into a foul ichorous discharge, a little more troublesome, 

 and always unsightly. Both of them are very easily re- 

 moved by washing with soap and water, and by applying 

 the following : — 



Camphor one di-achm. 



Subacetate of lead {sugar of lead) half a drachm. 



Mercurial ointment one ounce. 



Mix. 



WARTS 



Are best removed by tying a ligature round them ; or, 

 with scarcely any pain, by applying every day, with a camel's 

 hair pencil, a small portion of strong acetic acid ; or they 

 may be cut off with a knife or scissors, and the root touched 

 with any caustic body. There is sometimes seen a sprout- 

 ing luxurious species, whose roots are larger than their 

 heads, so that a ligature is not easily passed around them ; 

 these are best removed by touching their surface daily with 

 the following paste. The following application will seldom 

 fail to remove such as cannot be conveniently got at by the 

 knife or ligature, dressing with it once a day : — 



Sulphuric acid 1 rt. ■ n , 



r. 11 ;■ a sumciency oi each. 



buli)liur J •' 



Make into a paste, and apply a little to the wart. 



