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Then apply the.clay and vinegar poultice; one day will 

 be sufficient for this. After which, rub the curb with 

 the ibllovving liniment twice a day: Take one ounce 

 each of oils of wormwood and origanum, and one ounce 

 of gum camphor; put them in a bottle and add half a 

 pint of good alchohol; shake well and apply as above 

 stated for a week. Then let it alone ibr a week, being 

 careful not to strain it anew. And if the curb is not 

 considerably diminished in that time, then fleam the 

 parts in several places just through the skin, and band- 

 age, removing it every day, and wash the joint with any 

 powerful astiingent; when done, rub the curb with clear 

 oil of w^ormwood, and bandage again until cured. 



LAMENESS IN THE STIFLE. 



The stifle joint is a very tender and sensitive place on 

 the horse; it is even next to the eye in this respect. It 

 is construQled so that it turns or rolls almost out of its 

 place (as it were), every time the horse steps, and is 

 prevented from doing so only, by the strong muscles and 

 ligaments of the leg that support it, and the small sinews 

 that are situated near the centre thereof. Consequently, 

 when a horse is said to be stifled, it is nothing more or 

 less tiian these muscles being strained by some sudden 

 wrench, causing inflammation of the parts, ant! w^eak- 

 ness, whereby the ligaments become relaxed so that they 

 do not keep the joint in its proper place. It may be 

 caused by a blow, strain or kick, or by the horse step- 

 ping on a rolling stone, &c. Heat, inflammation, ten- 

 derness, short stepping, or rather curtsying, and dragging 

 the limb along, will point out the place of this difficulty. 



