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will not be any blemish; but the main object is to stop 

 the leakage of the joint. 



Cure. — Take a halt bushel of dried beech leaves, which 

 you can find in the woods any time; boil them in water 

 for half an hour, put them in a bag and bind it on the 

 leg, leaving a hole in the bag where it comes over the 

 joint. Keep this hot as the horse can bear it by taking 

 it off and dipping it in the same liquor they were boiled 

 in, every half hour for some four or five hours. After 

 this has been done, wash the joint with a strong decoc- 

 tion of white oak bark and alum twice a day for a few 

 days, after which you may use the alcohol and camphor. 

 Being careful to not turn him short on his legs, or wrench 

 the joint anew for some two or three weeks, it will be- 

 come sound again. But where there is a large bunch 

 formed over the joint, you can not stop the leakage till 

 this is out of the way. The reason why so many have 

 failed in curing this disease is, because they have been 

 unsuccessful in this part of the operation. Some have 

 succeeded in the early stages of this ossified substance, by 

 powerful blistering or firing, w^hich is attended with 

 some risk, and being also very painful to the horse. 

 There have been various experiments made, and difTerent 

 conclusions arrived at, in attempting to dissolve this 

 ossified substance without injuring the horse. However 

 there are but two modes of doing it that I am acquainted 

 with, which I feel willing to recommend to the public. 

 The first is to shave off the hair and lay on a little liquid 

 or sweating blister ointment (for which a recipe will be 

 found in another place), until you get the skin nearly ofT 

 from the spot, or it is raw; then apply by sprinkling it 



