fleralely, keeping the body open, putting a rowel 

 under the throat ; but, above all, the eye must be 

 kept covered with a linen cloth, wet with some ap- 

 plication. Vinegar and water;, goulard, salt and wa- 

 ter, &c., may be tried; but the best remedy I have 

 found is the 



Eye Water [page 18]. This, applied accord- 

 ing to the directions that acconipany it, will, in most 

 instances, remove the complaint, though it will not 

 always prevent its recurrence. When the affection 

 has lasted some time, calomel blown in will often 

 have considerable effect in removing the opacity or 

 film. Through the whole complaint a great deal of 

 exercise should be allowed, but not of a violei.t na- 

 ture. The custom of putting out one eye to save the 

 other is a cruel one, but it often succeeds. 



To prevent the return of the coraplaint, the cause 

 bringing it on must be attended to : if the stiibies are 

 too hot, let them be ventilated, and kept very clean ; 

 if the horse is very fat, lower his diet, avoid irre- 

 gular work, as soirieti^ues severe gallops ; at others, 

 intervals of several davs' rest. Give alteratives, as the 

 Alterative Con a It ion Powders; or diuretics of a mild 

 kind, as the iVi/d Diuretic Powdei^s. Avoid drawing 

 for some time after an attack ; and though, under 

 the immediate e&cts of the disease, grazbig only adds 

 to the complaint, yet in a young horse, w hen he has 

 recovered the fit, a six months' run at grass frequently 

 prevents a return. 



In no case remove the spongy excrescence at the 

 corner of the eye, by farriers called the haw : this 

 never occasions the disease, and its removal always 

 aggravates it. 



