108 THE HOUSE AND ITS DISEASES. 



horse all over with soap and water, and repeat the rub- 

 bing of the ointment, and ablution of soap and water 

 alternately until a cure is effected. 



I have never, in the course of my extensive experience, 

 known the above treatment to fail. I therefore regard 

 it in the light of a specific for the most obstinate and 

 inveterate forms of mange. The stall and manger should 

 be well washed with quick lime, the walls whitewashed, 

 the stable regularly cleaned out, and a clean, fresh litter 

 kept under the horse. 



Yentilation should be also looked to, and a concen- 

 trated solution of chloride of lime freely sprinkled, which 

 has the effect of chemically decomposing the foul eman- 

 ations of the stable. I cannot too strongly impress on 

 my readers the absolute necessity of cleanliness, and the 

 unsparing use of chloride of lime after every symptom 

 of the disease disappears. 



The horses clothing too may be brushed with solution 

 of chloride of lime, for it is a most potent disinfection. 



Warbles, Sit-fasts, and Saddle Galls. 



On other parts of the back, tumors and very trouble- 

 some ulcers may be produced by the same cause. The 

 little tumors resulting from the pressure of the saddle 

 are called warbles, and when they ulcerate, they 

 frequently become sit-fasts. The ulcer has a portion of 

 callous skin in the centre of it resembling leather in its 

 appearance, and so closely adhering, as not to be sepa- 

 rated without great force or dissection, and hence the 

 name given to this peculiar ulcer. 



"Warbles are too often but little regarded ; they will 

 frequently disappear without medical treatment, but 

 they will at other times degenerate into sit-fasts. The 

 horse should have rest at all events. The stuffing of the 

 saddle should be so contrived, that every degree of 

 pressure be removed from the part — then a little sugar 

 of lead and vinegar should be frequently applied, for the 



