CHAP. III.] GALLS: — DISCUTIENTS. 361 



is thereby produced, the reduction of that full habit 

 follows this compulsory abstemiousness which the 

 afflicted animal practices much against his will, and 

 might teach man himself a monitory lesson he is 

 usually slow in attending to, until too late. Reduc- 

 ing the system is the neatest method of removing 

 lampas, and purgatives should be employed : bran 

 mashes, in which an ounce of nitre daily has been 

 introduced, may also be given until the pulse be- 

 comes more natural. If the lampas be not lessened 

 by these means, the projecting part is to be seared 

 with a hot iron; but some people too flippantly 

 commence operations with the searing iron, as the 

 readiest way, and give physic afterwards. This ap- 

 plication never fails ; but if slovenly performed, it 

 renders the horse skittish. 



SADDLE GALLS ; viz. WARBLES, 

 SITFASTS. 



The first of these partake of the nature of fistula 

 in the withers, and are caused by the same means, 

 bruise of the saddle ; but being situated farther 

 back, less scope is allowed for the spreading of the 

 original tumour. Consequently, the smallness of the 

 affliction renders it much less formidable, though, 

 if suffered to suppurate, they become most trouble- 

 some sores. The means to be adopted for the cure 

 of warbles are similar to those recommended for 

 other tumours, viz. at first try to prevent the accu- 

 mulation of matter by repellants, such as the em- 

 brocation prescribed at page 321 ; then the domestic 



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