208 WAEBLES. 



watery food ; excessive perspiration and suppression of it 

 in those parts covered vrith thick heavy gears ; a diet that is 

 too stimulating ; and functional derangement of the digestive 

 organs. 



Treatment. — The treatment should vary according to the 

 state of the disease. Firstly, to ascertain the cause ; and if 

 it he one which admits of removal, remove it. 



2ndly, Look to the harness or the gears. Are they heavy ? 

 Do they fit properly ? Are they clean ? If the patient be a 

 draught horse, and the neck and shoulders are the parts 

 afiected, and the collar is lined with thick woollen check, 

 remove the check, and in lieu of it substitute leather or 

 linen. 



"Woollen lining causes the skin to become intolerably hot ; 

 it also absorbs the perspiration until the lining is saturated, 

 and this, together with the dirt which accumulates and adheres 

 to these wet parts, so irritates the skin, that the poor brute, 

 unless relieved, will be compelled to work in a state of 

 indescribable torture. The collar, cart saddle, and other parts 

 of the gears in close contact with the skin, if lined with 

 leather^ will admit of their being regularly washed and cleansed, 

 which will not only prove beneficial to the skin, but of daily 

 comfort to the horse when at work. 



Srdly, The sores should be well-washed with soap and water, 

 and all the hair clipped thoroughly away, particularly if the 

 disease be located at the bottom of the neck. Unless -the hair 

 be removed, it will work into the raw cracks and fissures, and 

 render them more irritable. So long as the Warbles remain, 

 they should be repeatedly washed, and the gears should be kept 

 scrupulously clean. 



4thly, If the "Warbles inflame, and the inflammation extends 

 to the sub -tissues, the patient should rest, and the diseased 



