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the back of the foot with one hand, and the upper end of the leg 

 with the other, to use such steady and moderate force as will ac- 

 complish the object without doing harm thereby. This done, the 

 divided ends of the tendons recede from each other, leaving a gap 

 between them of one or two inches, or even more, dependent upon 

 circumstances." 



Coiins. 



What is known as corns, occurring in horses, is very different 

 from that affection in the human subject, which bears the same 

 name. In the horse the affection is caused by bruise of the sole, 

 and consists of extravasation of blood. On making an examina- 

 tion in the angle between the bars and quarters, the horn of the 

 sole will appear red. This may not be seen, however, until the 

 blacksmith has pared away a flake or two of the sole. 



Treatment. — Neglected corns are very apt to end in suppuration 

 (formation of matter within the hoof). This matter sometimes 

 burrows in an upward direction, and breaks out at the top of the 

 hoof. It then forms what is known as a quittor, the remedy for 

 which is to make a small opening into the sole, and thus allow 

 the matter to escape in a downward direction. After making the 

 orifice in the sole, it should be dressed with a paste composed of 

 equal parts of sugar and brown soap. As a dressing for common 

 corn, without suppuration, I recommend equal parts of tar and 

 olive oil. This I conceive to be one of the best dressings ever 

 used for corns. 



Many corns are produced by suffering the shoe to remain on toe 

 lonff. It thus becomes imbedded in the heel of the foot : the ex- 

 ternal crust then grows down on the outside of the shoe, and the 

 bearing is thrown in the angular portion of the sole. In unusually 

 troublesome cases of corns, recourse should be had to the bar-shoe. 



Youatt says : " Mr. Spooner, of Southampton, very properly 

 states that the corns occasionally fester, and the purulent matter 

 which 'n secreted, having no dependent orifice, ascends, torturing 

 the animal to a dreadful extent, and breaks out at the coronet. 

 These cases are very troublesome. Sinuses are formed, and the 

 evil may end in quittor. A large and free dependent orifice must 

 then be made, and a poultice applied, to which should succeed a 

 solution of sulphate of zinc, with the application of the compound 

 tar ointment. 



