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use depletory measures, and a weak lotion of alum and 

 laudanum. 



Excoriated Angles of the Mouth. — These arise from bad 

 driving or riding, "jagging" or "sawing" the animal's 

 mouth. The treatment is obvious. A lotion of chloride of 

 zinc, and water, one quart, applied with a soft cloth, and 

 dress with a little alum, honey, and water. We chiefly 

 mention this, because vile and disgusting animal fats as 

 ointments are often applied, to the horror and nausea of 

 the cleanly and delicate animal. 



INJURIES TO THE TONGUE. 



In the clumsy administration of a ball the under part of 

 the tongue is sometimes lacerated, which renders feeding 

 painful, and makes the horse slaver and froth at the mouth. 

 This may be cured by a solution of alum, thrown in with a 

 syringe. 



The practice of tying a horse's tongue to prevent him 

 from running away may not be frequent, but it is done, 

 and the loss of the tongue may be the consequence. Mr. 

 White, in his " Farriery," says : " Three cases of this kind 

 I have met with. One I was told of by the person who did 

 it, and who cut oif the swollen part of the tongue to relieve 

 the animal from his intolerable sufferings, the ligature being 

 buried in the enormous swelling that had taken place. 

 Two others I have heard of in which the tongue was 

 literally drawn out by the roots. The most common 

 manner in which the tongue is wounded is by the horse 

 hanging back when he is tied up with a coil of the halter 

 in his mouth and over the tongue ; or, as it is vulgarly 

 termed, with a ' chaw ' in his mouth." On this Mr. 

 Spooner remarks in a note : ** The editor has met with 

 many cases in which the tongue has been divided in this 

 manner, and a good portion of it cut off; but though the 

 horses for some time were unable to take their accustomed 

 food, yet the remaining portion of the tongue gradually 

 accommodated itself to the mouth, becoming flatter and 

 flexible, and at length capable of gathering up the food 

 apparently as well as before." When the tongue is 

 partially divided, sutures must not be used. Metallic 

 sutures wound the mouth or cheeks ; silk or thread soon 

 sloughs out. The tonsjue must be left alone after cleansing 



