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boiled in the decoction, adding more water, when 

 the other ingredients are easily to be had. 



The lees of wine, with a mixture of soap, are 

 also very proper to be applied warm: As also cow's 

 dung boiled in vinegar. 



Suitable cataplasms in bad cases are proper. The 

 camphorated spirit of wine alone is good, viz. an 

 ounce of camphj^r to a pint of spirit. Frequently 

 used, it will answer well when the swelling is new. 



Rmo'bone. 



At times a badly cured quittor, at others ill-sha- 

 pen foot; which occasions that concussion of the 

 hoof and small pastern bone at their conjunction, 

 which cpuses the latter to swell at the coronet. 

 Cart aiid wagon horses with short upright hoofs, 

 that do not sufficiently secure the articulation of 

 the coffin and pastern bones against injury, are 

 most liable to this disease. 



Symptoms. — Lameness is sometimes the first in- 

 timation we have of the existence of ringbone, 

 which is at first neglected, and only ascertained by 

 passing the hand down over the part. As usual 

 with most diseases of the foot, the attendant com- 

 monly ascribes the lameness to a strain higher up 

 — of the shoulder generally, as ringbones afflict 

 the fore foot oftener than the hinder one. It con- 

 sists in tlic ossification of the cartilage in front of 

 the foot, which extends in time to th^ lateral parts 

 also. 



Remedies. — These may be applied to relieve, but 

 no cure is to be found for ringbone. As high-heel 

 usually accompanies the short upright hoor, fhe 

 concussions of the foot may be lessened by lower 

 ing the heels. Apply blistering ointment to aje 



