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symptoms of this disagreeable disease exist, and to 

 attack it instantly. 



WARTS. 



These are tumours of various sizes which spring 

 from the cuticle, and afterwards are based in the 

 true skin. They grow on various parts of the body, 

 and sometimes are found in the prepuce and eyelids, 

 or inside of the ears. These can only be removed by 

 an operation, and that safely and effectually done by a 

 practical veterinary surgeon. If the roots be very 

 small, which is sometimes the case, they may be cut 

 out close to the skin by a pair of small sharp-pointed 

 scissors, and the part afterwards touched with caustic. 

 If the stem of the wart be thick, it will not be prudent 

 to cut it off, but a thread of fine waxed silk may be 

 tied round it, and tightened every day until it drops 

 off. Sometimes warts are in considerable clusters. 

 When this is the case, it will be necessary to cut them 

 off close to the skin, and afterwards sear the place 

 with a red-hot iron, which will prevent them from 

 growing again. If the horse is of a spirited nature, it 

 will be necessary to cast him, and operate under 

 chloroform. 



