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month to get their feet in proper working 

 order. As preventive measures, the feet should 

 be kept dry, and should be picked out at least 

 once a day. As a rule, the hind feet will 

 require much more attention in this respect 

 than the fore ones. In the tixatment of such 

 cases, I have had good results with burnt alum, 

 equal parts of paraffin oil and sweet oil, and 

 equal parts of oil of turpentine and sweet oil. 

 Mr. Desmond advises a solution of i part of 

 formalin to 9 of water. 



SEPTIC PNEUMONIA. 



This disease, with or without the complica- 

 tion of pleurisy, is undoubtedly the most 

 common cause of death among horses which 

 are carried in large numbers at sea. It' appears 

 to be contagious, because it not only affects 



