THE CURB. £09 



Cause of the Gdrb, and Method of Cure. 



CHAP. XXXVIL 



OF THE CURB. 



This affection of the limbs proceeds from the 

 juncture of the same bones as the spavin, and 

 rises on the back part of the hind leg, a little be- 

 low the hock, where it forms a considerable tu- 

 mour. It, in general, is occasioned by a strain, 

 attended with inflammation ; from which there is 

 often left behind a deposit of coagulable lymph, 

 that causes a hardness to remain. When the 

 curb is first perceived, the cure may easily be 

 performed by cooling and bracing applications, 

 such as are used for strains in the back sinews. 

 See (No. 107, p. 163), (No. 108, p. 165% or (No. 

 110, p. 167). After the application of any one 

 of the aforesaid medicines for eight or ten days, 



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