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place to keep a bandage on, owing to the taper of the 

 leg at this place and the motion of the joint, and this is 

 the only way you can do it effectually. Remove the 

 bandage and plaster every day, and wash the parts with 

 strong camphoretted spirits or oil of wormwood, well 

 rubbed in with the hand. Repeat the compressing and 

 bandaging until the bunch is gone, which may be three 

 or four days, and continue to wash the parts with alco- 

 hol and camphor some time afterwards, which Avill 

 strengthen the joint and prevent its return. I would ad- 

 vise rest, as well as caution not to strain the horse, or 

 draw him hard for a while. I never met with a single 

 failure in this way, and always effected a cure without 

 leaving a scar or blemish. 



In cases of old spavins, where they have become cal- 

 loused or tumorous, a different mode of treatment will be 

 required. If they contain any matter, let it out with a 

 knife, and apply a strong blister, which may need to be 

 repeated; then use the compress and bandage as before, 

 and bathe the parts with the following: Take one pint 

 of good brandy, add a handfull of bark taken from the 

 sumach root; let this soak over night or longer, then add- 

 ing, and shaking the bottle well belore using, two spoons- 

 full of the oil of angle worms.* By rubbing the enlarged 

 part with this once a day, and using the bandage, you 

 will be most likely to succeed in getting rid of that which 



* To obtain the oil of angle worms, take a quart bottle and fill it "* 

 w^ith wornns; hang it up in some warm place in the sun until the 

 worms are decayed, and there will be an oil left on the top which you 

 can turn off and keep for use. It is an excellent and powerful ap- 

 plication for old spavins and stiff joints. 



