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into a simple wound by the combined influence of these rem- 

 edies. The horse should be kept at rest, on a light diet of 

 scalded food, and an occasional dose of alterative powder. 

 (See Appendix.) 



When lameness is manifest without heat or swelling, and 

 there is reason to suppose that the animal has been over- 

 worked, rest and proper attention to diet will be all that is 

 necessary. When the case is one of long standing, a run at 

 grass may effect a cure, unless there is reason to suppose that 

 the articulatory surfaces of the bones are diseased ; we are 

 not supposed to do more for these subjects that alleviate their 

 sufferings, or, what amounts to the same thing, diminish their 

 lameness : restoring them to soundness is out of the question. 



Jugular Veins. The large veins of the neck, where a 

 horse is bled. 



K 



Kernels. A common name for glands : thus the parotid 

 glands, situated beneath the ear, are termed the kernels under 

 the ear, and the submaxillary glands under the jaws, the ker- 

 nels under the jaws. 



Kidneys. (See Glandular Secretions.) 



Kino. An astringent gum resin. 



Lacteals. Absorbent vessels which convey the chyle from 

 the bowels into the thoracic duct. 



Lameness. The cause of lameness in horses is often very 

 obscure, and can only be discovered by, a patient and careful 

 examination. A slight degree of lameness often passes unno- 

 ticed ; or, if it be observed, the owner too often persuades 

 himself that it will pass off. It is always the most prudent 

 plan to lay up a horse the moment he is observed to be lame, 

 and submit to the inconvenience of doing without his services 

 until he is cured. When lameness is caused by wounds or 

 bruises, the injured part is generally discovered without diffi- 

 culty, though pricking, in shoeing, is not always so easily 



