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with the mixture, after which a wet bandage must be 

 put on. 



If Sal Ammoniac is not readily available, use instead — 



Common Salt ... 2 teaspoonfuls 



Vinegar 1 cupful 



and sponge the curb with it. Afterwards continue to use 

 the vinegar daily without the salt, sponging the curb 

 freely, and placing a cabbage-leaf over it to prevent evapo- 

 ration. When the inflammation has subsided the blister 

 which was recommended for ring-bone should be rubbed on, 

 and when the effects of this have passed off compound Tinc- 

 ture of Iodine, or a lotion made from Khus Toxicodendron, 

 should be applied until all signs of curb have disappeared. 



Thokough-pin. 



This is the name given to a bursal enlargement at the 

 side of the hock, but beyond disfigurement it does not 

 interfere with w^orking the horse. No better treatment, if 

 any is desired, can be suggested than to paint over it a 

 lotion made from Rhus Toxicodendron for three or four 

 days, when the scarf skin will rise, as when Iodine is used. 

 A similar period must be allowed to elapse, and a rest given, 

 until the scurf falls off, and then th'^ application must be 

 renewed until the swelling is reduced If a horse is turned 

 out to grass for a few weeks it will generally be found that 

 all bursal enlargements, such as thorough -pins, capped 

 hocks, &c., disappear when the animal comes into the 

 stable again, and is fed on dry food. 



Wounds. 



In June, 1909, Elie Metchnikoff, the famous Russian 

 scientist, was one of the four representatives chosen to 

 deliver orations in the Senate House at Cambridge, at the 

 great Celebration in honour of Darwin. Amongst other 

 points he explained the use of inflammation ; how that the 

 circulation of the blood is checked in its course at a wounded 



