APPENDIX OF FORMULA. 



POULTICES AND POULTICES BOOTS. 



Equally important as mechanical dilation, is the process of 

 softening the horny textures of the foot when they are hard 

 and unyielding. To soften effectually the author recommends 

 before all other means and appliances, the use of the 



LEATHER POULTICE BOOT. 



The best softening agent is flax-seed meal, wrought to the 

 proper consistence by boiling, or hot water, in which a little 

 soap, or lye, or washing soda has been dissolved. Success or 

 failure almost exclusively depends upon the attention given to 

 the softening process. 



An occasional bad case of Quittor, Canker, Thrush, Scratches 

 and other diseased conditions where there is much fcetor and 

 offensive discharges, may require the use of an 



ANTISEPTIC POULTICE. 



To the common poultice may be added any one of the fol- 

 lowing Antiseptic agents : 



i. Solution of Chloride of Zinc, i drm. to y 2 pint water. 



2. " Carbolic Acid, i oz. to % pint water. 



3. " Corrosive Sublimate, 1 drm. to 1 pint of 

 hot water. 



4. Chloride of Lime, in powder, 2 or 3 oz. 



5. Charcoal, in powder, 2 or 3 oz. 



6. Yeast, ^2 pint. 



Sometimes there is much pain and inflammation of the soft 

 tissues of the foot and of the tendons and ligaments of the leg 



