MALLENDERS AND SALLENDEKS. 245 



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Description, and Method of Cure. 



CHAP. XLIII. 



MALLENDBJIS AKD SALLENDERS. 



Mallenders and sallenders are synonymous 

 terms for the same disease : the former appears 

 in the bend of the knee, the latter in the bead 

 of the hough ; and discharges a sharp, corrosive, 

 indigested matter. Mallenders often occasion 

 lameness, and stiffness in the joints, which fre- 

 quently cause them to stumble. These coni- 

 plaints are easily removed by the same treat- 

 ment as those made use of for horses that grease 

 at the heels. First clip off the hair, then wash 

 the part with otd chamberley, or soap and water, 

 atld let him stand half an hour after; then rub 

 the part well with the sharp-water (No. 146, p. 

 229), or (No. 145, p. 228) ; then take pledgets of 

 tow, or hurds, spread with the ointment (No. 

 147, p. 230), and apply it over the cracks, and 



