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disease, in consequence, will daily involve a greater extent of 

 living tissue. The proper thing to do, then, is to lay open the 

 fistulous sinuses to the very bottom, and afterwards dress the 

 parts daily with warm Arnica or Calendula lotion, made as 

 directed at page 468. 



Beuised Back. — "With regard to the treatment of this 

 form of injury I shall be brief If taken at the onset — rest, 

 cold lotions, and cold water cloths, will be the only treatment 

 necessary. The position of the parts, when injured, is the 

 principal hindrance to the healing of the back. Prevention is 

 better than cure. Examine carefully the saddle, and see that 

 it fits the animal comfortably in every way. 



TRAUMATIC OPTHALMIA. 

 Inflammation of the eye, arising from a blow, or in con- 

 sequence of a scratch upon the organ, or from a particle of 

 straw or a seed of hay falling within the eyelids, is a matter of 

 occasional occurrence. 



Symptoms. — The eyelids are swollen and closed ; tears are 

 secreted by the lachrymal gland in abundance ; the surface of 

 the eye is dim, its mucous membrane is congested, and the 

 patient manifests an intolerance of the light. 



Treatment. — Examine carefully within the eyelids for 

 foreign bodies such as bits of straw, or an inverted eyelash, or 

 a seed of hay. So long as foreign bodies are retained within 

 the eyelids, the inflammation arising from their presence vdU. 

 continue ; and all medical and surgical aid applied to relieve 

 the disease, unless the cause be removed, will not prove of the 

 least service. 



The best remedies in general are — Cold Water, Aconite or 

 Arnica Lotions, Belladonna, and Aloes. 



