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TREATMENT:— File the edges of the crack thin, 

 after it has been thinned, a piece of the wall of the hoof, 

 for about half an inch on each side of the crack, is to be 

 cut out. A piece of iron made red-hot, and applied, just 

 for a moment fiat on the hair at the head of the crack, 

 sufficient to make a scab, will insure a solid growth 

 of horn. A strap should be placed around the hoof, to 

 prevent opening of the crack, and to facilitate the cure. 

 Also keep the entire hoof softened, by applying crude oil 

 two or three times a week. If your horses are subject to 

 cracks, and you wish to prevent the occurrence of it, use 

 our 



REMEDY NO. 79 AS DIRECTED. 



Price 50 cents. 



SLOBBERS OR SALIVATION. 



Salivation is an increased flow of saliva, caused by 

 large doses of mercury, lobelia, veratrum, etc. It is also 

 seen in horses that are feeding on second crop clover. The 

 excessive flow of this saliva m horses, is very detrimental, 

 as they loose flesh, become weak and thin, while they ap- 

 parently have an abundance of food. Slobbers are also 

 caused by irregular teeth, the lodgement of corncobs or 

 other foreign substances between the teeth. 



SYMPTOMS: — Persistent excessive discharge of sal- 

 iva, or frothy mass exuding, from the mouth. Great de- 

 sire for water. 



TREATMENT:— Remove the cause. If it is caused 

 from eating obnoxious weeds, plants, or second growth 

 clover hay whether in the stable or pasture, change the 

 feed at once to something more wholesome. If caused 

 by irregular teeth, file the sharp edges ofif, and remove any 



