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bones after the inflammation has been in great measure 

 removed by cooling applications, is to well rub in the 

 iodine of mercury ointment, washing off the effects on 

 the following day, and thus repeating it again and 

 again. We have by such means succeeded in removing 

 the lameness, diminishing the enlargement, and restor- 

 ing the animal, in many cases, to a state of usefulness. 



FOUNDER, OR ACUTE RHEUMATISM. 



This is a very common disease among horses. 

 Founder is produced by driving a horse, when in a 

 state of perspiration, into a pond, exposing him to cold 

 wind or rain, or tying him up in the stable yard while 

 the hostler washes his legs or thighs, and sometimes 

 his body ; but excessive exertion alone will, and often 

 does, produce every kind of founder. 



Sympi'Oms. — The earliest symptoms of fever in the 

 feet are fidgetyness —frequent shifting of the forelegs. 

 The pulse is quickened, the flanks heaving, the nos 

 trils red, and the horse, by his anxious countenance 

 and — possibly — moaning, indicates great pain. He 



