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apparent that the deep parts are healed by the natural 

 process of granulation. The wound should be kept 

 covered with wet lint, and may be bathed with very 

 weak Condy's occasionally. If a hard scab forms it 

 must be removed by fomentation, or even poulticing. 



Unless the wounds are of a serious character, it will 

 rarely be necessary to interfere w^ith the horse's usual 

 ■diet, but it is always safe to give a dose of cooling 

 medicine, and in bad cases corn must be stojoped and 

 the animal put on mashes, carrots, and the like. 



COLDS AND COUGHS.— The same causes which 

 produce colds and coughs in mankind are most frequently 

 the origin of similar complaints in the horse — lack cf 

 proper ventilation, the presence of draughts, and in- 

 attention to sanitary and hygienic arrangements 

 generally ; standing about and catching chills when 

 heated, coming in contact with contagion, and so on. 

 A cold which, if taken in hand at once, would quickly 

 disappear, may, through neglect, develop into serious 

 bronchial or pulmonary trouble. It is therefore 

 important to be able to recognise the first symptoms of 

 cold, and to know the necessary treatment to pursue in 

 endeavouring to arrest its course. In common cold the 

 lining of the nostrils becomes inflamed, and a rise in 

 temperature may take place. An examination of the 

 eyes and the nose will usuallv reveal the fact that the 



