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pending on various constitutional and other local causes. The 

 stomach, lungs, brain and feet are known to have an intimate 

 connection with each other in certain pathological conditions ; 

 and bad stable-management is known to have a powerful in- 

 fluence in producing a bad state of things about both feet and 

 heels. I repeat then, the fetid emanations of Grease or 

 Scratches, are the perverted and vitiated secretions of the Seba- 

 ceous follicles around the heels; those of Thrush, of the secre- 

 ting vessels of the Frog, and those of Canker of the secretories 

 of the sole. 



BAD ENOUGH AT THAT. 



There is an important difference between Thrush and Can- 

 ker. The vitiated secretions of the former have a chance of 

 escape through the central frog-fissure, while those of the latter 

 have no way of escape whatever. They therefore remain, and 

 by their eminently corrosive action destroy the connection 

 between the sensitive and insensitive soles, extending by de- 

 grees all over the sole. Occasionally the laminated structures 

 become involved" in the cancerous onslaught, when it becomes a 

 very serious affair, but when it is confined to the sole, it is bad 

 e?iough at that. 



TREATMENT OF GREASE OR SCRATCHES. 



Dilation is nine-tenths of the cure. Mild measures may do 

 for mild cases, conjoined with better stable management. In 

 the Appendix will be found several formulae that in such cases 

 are used with good effect. Where, however, there is pain, in- 

 flammation, swelling, and lameness as there frequently is, and 

 possibly a deep crack or fissure in the bend or cup of the heels, 

 softening the feet with poultices and expanding the quarters 

 constitutes nine-tenths of the cure, The pressure of the quar- 

 ters removed, the inflammation subsides ; the tissues resume 

 their normal size, and having " room and verge enough," the 

 parts quickly resume their healthy functions, lameness dis- 

 appears and " all serene " is the word once more. The Appen- 

 dix will furnish medicinal agents that will quickly heal any 

 broken surface of the skin. 



