18 FROST BITES. 



in cases of fracture, and he will seldom put his foot to the ground until the 

 fracture has united, so that it is not necessary to sling. 



Examine the splints daily and see that they do not get loose 



Give the horse a liberal amount of good feed and cold water. 



When the horse is kept in a stall it is well to make a hole in the floor, 

 underneath the foot of the broken leg, so that he can stand with the leg at 

 full length. 



With the splints properly applied the horse may safely be left to himself 

 and nature will do the rest. 



FROST BITES.— A state of numbness or torpif action of a part of the 

 body, caused by intense cold, which, unless relieved by proper remedies, is 

 liable to be followed by death of the part. Hor.ses are most liable to be 

 troubled with frost-bites on the heels and the back part of the hind legs, 

 which sw^ell badly, and are sometimes mistaken for scratches. 



Treatment. — It is very important in the treatment of frost-bites that heat 

 should not be applied cuddenly, but that very cold water be applied, by 

 which means the frost is extracted very slowly. 



Any frozen parts should not be rubbed until the frost has been extracted. 



After the heat has returned to the part, we know of nothing which we 

 think will work better thnn Kendall's Spavin Cure, applied several times; 

 as by so doing the great pain and soreness which is sure to follow is gener- 

 ally averted, and thus the bad running sores which sometimes follow are 

 prevented. The above treatment is also well adapted to frost-bites on man. 



GLANDERS. — This disease is alike fruitful of evil to man and beast,, 

 and is generally considered incurable. 



A horse may have latent glanders for years, and work well, the disease 

 being during this time as contagious as in its developed state. 



Cause. — The cause is somewhat varied in different cases, and may be 

 attributed to filth, starvation, or to debilitating diseases, as lung fever, 

 catarrh or any disease capable of generating pus. which being absorbed into 

 the circulation forms a ferment within the blood. 



Symptoms. — The membrane lining the nostrils assumes a leaden or pur- 

 ple color, accompanied by a thin, acrid, transparent and odorless discharge. 

 This is the first stage, during which the general health does not suffer and 

 the horse may do his ordinary work. 



The discharge grows thicker, and sinks when placed in water. The 

 membrane lining the nostrils will be found to have sores, ragged and de- 

 pressed at the top, with varicose veins leading to them from all sides. 



The appetite fails, and the horse assumes an emaciated and dull appear- 

 ance. He Avill be hide-bound, and his legs swell during the day and the 

 swelling go down at night. 



