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wine vinegar, spirits of turpentine, and olive oil, is 

 generally the most efficacious application in severe 

 cases. It should be rubbed in morning and evening 

 for about two minutes, and persisted in until the en- 

 largement is reduced. This reduction may, and often 

 does, take a considerable time, and occasionally baffles 

 all the skill of the veterinary surgeon ; but these are 

 only extreme cases, and are not sufficiently numerous 

 to deter owners from giving the above-named treat- 

 ment a thorough trial. 



