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upon them require close clipping before 

 startlncr to rub In the blisterlno- aoent, 

 which should be applied with smart 

 friction for fullv twenty minutes. In order 

 to prevent the animal biting at the irri- 

 tated part — probably blistering- Its nose, 

 lips, etc. — It Is necessary to ' tie up short ' 

 for 48 hours, or in place of this, put on a 

 cradle — a very useful appliance when a 

 horse has to be turned out to graze after 

 blistering or firing. After the blisters 

 have burst, and the surface Is beginning 

 to dry and harden, smear it with vaseline, 

 linseed-oil or some other soothing, and 

 softening application. 



Fly, and red mercurial blistering oint- 

 ments are those mostly in use, the latter 

 being more productive of skin Inflamma- 

 tion than that of the true blisterlno- aoent 



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first named. 



The application of such substances as 



