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applied according to the directions contained, and 

 the cure will be completed. 



^^'hen the legs swell much,- support may be given 

 by flannel rollers, or roiling hay-bands round theiw. 

 It is likewise often requisite, in long contmued cases, 

 to complete the cure by a run at grass. 



HAW, or HAWES, oft he EYE. 



In inflammation of the eye the haw is found to pro- 

 trude over a part of its surface to produce a salutary 

 office, that of protecting the weak pupil from the 

 light ; but farriers, in these cases, ignorantly regard 

 the haw as the cause of the disease, and cut the pro- 

 truding part oiF, which frequently blinds the horse, 

 and is always cruel and hurtful. 



HIDE-BOUND. 



This is rather a symptom of some other disease 

 * than a disease of itself, and may arise from any long 

 continued complaint, and is a very common attend- 

 ant on worms. To eftect a cure, the disease it 

 springs from must be attempted to be discovered ; but 

 as sometimes this is not evident, proceed in the fol- 

 lowing manner. Clothe the body wannly, give only 

 mild exercise, and every night a malt masii, with 

 w hicli mix the 



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 one night, and a Mild Diuretic Powder the other night; 

 thus alternating them for a fortnight. By this means a 

 cure will be soon effected, provided the horse is ex- 

 posed to no excess of cold during the treatment ; for, 

 as the whole of this treatment is intended to determine 

 more blood to the skin, a default of which is com- 



