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THE MOST POWERFUL ADJUNCT OF ALL 



where any inflammation of the tissues has taken place, and 

 lameness is produced, is the use of the Dilator. Soften by 

 poulticing, and expand the foot as early as possible, and the 

 congestion and inflammation which is aggravated by the un- 

 yielding nature of the horny wall, will receive no aggravation 

 from, that cause; there will be room for the temporary enlarge- 

 ment of the softer tissues, and the work of reparation will go 

 on uninterruptedly. The practitioner who becomes acquainted 

 with the process of expansion of the foot will experience com- 

 paratively little difficulty in the treatment of any of these 

 diseases that admit of a cure. 



The shoe used for expanding should have heel-calks pro- 

 portionately high to the requirements of the case, in order to 

 give relaxation and rest to the tendons and ligaments of the 

 leg. The lesser injuries of this kind yield readily to the appli- 

 cation of a mixture of equal parts of carbolic-acid and glycer- 

 ine. Cases of a somewhat severe nature may require the appli- 

 cation of a softening poultice to the affected part, until the 

 inflammation has subsided, and subsequent healing, by healing 

 unguents. I particularly caution against the common practice 

 of rasping the quarters thin, and cutting down, or lowering the 

 wall at the quarters. These are often fatal measures. 



Get on a shoe and expand the quarters. The results 

 will suprise you by its rapidly beneficial action. 



TETANUS — LOCK-JAW. 



ETIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY. 



From " Druitt's Surgery " I have derived the texts for a series 

 of observations regarding the influence of pressure and other 

 causes, upon nerves, and nerve-force, which may prove servic- 

 able in our endeavor to elucidate the etiology and pathology 

 of the diseases of the foot of the horse, an organ pre-eminently 

 exposed, and susceptible, to influences of this nature. 



