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ly lanced and allowed to bleed undisturbed ; then 

 bathe the parts with the following wash : — 



R. Tincture of Myrrh. 

 Tincture of Aloes. 

 Rain-water, equal parts. 



Mix all together. 



Should this not succeed, remove the swellings 

 with the knife, or what is as well, clip them oflf 

 with a pair of scissors, then apply the above wash 

 to the wound two or three times a day, until 

 healed. 



SORE MOUTH. 



This is caused also by the bearing of the bit 

 upon tender-mouthed horses. It is situated at 

 the corners of the mouth, often causing consider- 

 able thickening of the lips about the parts afifected. 

 Alum-water should be applied to the parts three 

 times a day, or the wash for bags, or washers, 

 may be used with equal advantage. 



ULCERS IN THE MOUTH. 



In breaking horses to harness, the under jaw, 

 immediately in front of the molar teeth, is some- 

 times so injured by the bit as to cause inflamma- 

 tion of the periosteum (a thin membrane which 

 covers the bone), occasionally causing caries of 

 the bone, in consequence of which pipe-like open- 

 ings called sinuses are formed, which, becoming 

 filled with partly-masticated food, soon becomes 

 fetid, and often occasions sores which prove 

 troublesome to heal When the gum only is in- 



