252 DICTIONARY OF THE VETERINARY ART. 



joint. Lameness of the back, sinews, or flexor tendons of the 

 leg, is easily perceived by the heat and tenderness of the part. 

 (See Strains.) 



Lampas. A swelling and sometimes tenderness of the roof 

 of the mouth, adjoining the front teeth. When the part is 

 tender, and prevents the horse from feeding, he should be fed 

 on scalded shorts for a few days ; during that time, the mouth 

 may be washed twice a day with an infusion of powdered 

 bayberry bark. Two ounces of bark may be infused in one 

 quart of boiling water : after macerating for one hour, it will 

 be fit for use. 



Larynx. The upper part of the trachea or windpipe. 



Lax. (See Scouring.) 



Laxative. Medicines that purge gently ; the most simple 

 and safe is linseed oil. 



Ligaments are strong, elastic membranes, connecting the 

 extremities of the movable bones. 



Ligature. Twine, thread, or silk, waxed, for the purpose 

 of tying arteries, veins, or other parts. 



Light. (See Stable Management, part first.) 



Lights. A common name for lungs. 



Lily. The root of the white lily is frequently used for 

 poulticing. 



Linseed, or Flaxseed. An excellent emollient drink is 

 made by pouring two quarts of boiling water on four ounces 

 of linseed, and suffering it to stand in a warm place for a short 

 time. It is useful in cold, catarrh, and in diseases of the 

 kidneys or bladder. 



Liquorice. The root, dried and powdered, is used for the 

 same purpose as the last article. 



Lobe. A portion of the lungs and liver is thus named. 



Lockjaw. This disease is too well known to require a 

 particular description. It is evidently a disease of the volun- 

 tary nerves, — other parts becoming sympathetically affected, 

 — and often arises from a wound of a tendon, or nerve: it 

 occasionally follows nicking, or docking. Mr. Youatt tells us, 

 " This is one of the most fatal diseases to which the horse is 



