5& 

 White viliiol, one dram. 

 Powder finely, and make into a ball. 

 Or, Oak bark, two ounces. 



Tincture of aloes, half an ounce. 

 Ginger, in powder, one dram. 

 Forge water, one pint. 

 Boil the oak bark in the forge water, and, when 

 cold, add the ginger and tincture of aloes. 



CORNS. 

 Corns in the feet of horses arise from bruises on 

 the heel, commonly the inner one, exactly in the 

 single formed by the crust of tlie hoof and the bars as 

 tliey turn inwards. These bruises are the consequence 

 of pressure, sometimes from a small stone or gravel 

 getting between the foot and shoe, but more com- 

 monly from the unefjual pressure of the shoe itself, 

 either from its being injudiciously put on, or from 

 being suffered to remain on too long. Corns are 

 very difficult of cure, particularly if of long standing ; 

 but it is erroneous to suppose them incurable. They 

 are discovered from the tenderness and lameness they 

 produce ; and on removing the shoe and paring the 

 heels a black or red part is observed, which consists of 

 extra vasated blood. In this state the cure nmst be 

 begun by removing the whole surrounding lioni, that 

 is, whatever appears bru'sed, down to the quick; care- 

 fully, however, avoiding to w ound any of the sensible 

 part itself. The opening made should then be care- 

 fully stopped up with a small tent of tow dipped in 

 butter of antimony ; another piece of tow may then 

 be put in dipped in tar. Either the shoe should then 

 be put on, or something of the nature of a bandage 



