THE FOOT. 



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with a fine drawing-knife follow 

 the course of the nail till the mat- 

 ter is evacuated; make a free vent 

 for it, and immerse the foot in a 

 warm poultice for a day or two. 

 When the symptoms subside, the shoe 

 may be applied, and the sole filled 

 with tow and tar, or Friar's bal- 

 sam, tincture of myrrh, etc., re- 

 tained by cross slips or a leather 

 sole, care being taken not to bruise 

 the sole. The crust at the injured 

 part should not rest on the shoe. 

 (For farther details, see page 667 in FIG. 808. The frog removed from 



% the hoof (Fig. 809) by maceration. 



809 A dried hoof with frog removed. From Gamge, on Lameness. 



