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si^ns of pain. As the disease progresses, the parts be- 

 come swollen, — infiltrated with serum, — thus increasing 

 the inflammatory symptoms, and causing the animal much 

 pain, which he usually evinces by occasionally catching 

 up the foot; the hairs stand out horizontally. When 

 the disease attacks both hind legs, the pain is sometimes 

 intense, especially if the horse be plethoric, or his system 

 is charged with morbid humors. In the latter case, the 

 greasy "discharge is very profuse; for the pent-up waste 

 matters have now found an outlet, which admit of a free 

 discharge of the fluids of the body. 



Treatment. — Attention must first be paid to diet, ven- 

 tilation and cleanliness. The heels should be gently 

 washed with castile soap and water, and ointment ap- 

 plied in more advanced cases. Poultice with linseed meal 

 or carrots, boiled and mashed, may be applied, adding a 

 little astringent lotions to renew the irritation, and check 

 the discharge — give the cleansing powder. The follow r - 

 ing will also be found beneficial which has been highly 

 recommended, by Prof. Norton, and others : Pyrolig- 

 neous acid, Unseed oil, turpentine, of each equal parts. 

 Mix; first wash with water and castile soap; alter wiping 

 them dry, apply the mixture. Repeat night and morn- 

 ing. In order to keep down "proud flesh," the parts 

 may be sprinkled daily with burnt alum. Put on a good 

 coating; cover the sore with dry lint, and apply a ban- 

 dage over all. Bandages should always be dispensed with, 

 if possible. 



POULTRY LOUSINESS. 



Horses frequently become infected with lice from poul- 

 try, having the roosting place adjoining the stalls. When 

 this is discovered, the preventive will be to remove the 

 roosting place, and scald and whitewash the stable. 



Symptom. — The horse is seized with violent itching, 

 shows a disposition to rub and bite himself, strike his 

 belly, is not easy for a moment, at night his torment in- 

 creases, after this his skin loosens, his hair and main some- 

 times break out with eruptions. 



Treatment. — In order to destroy the vermin, and at 



