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distinguishable to a person used to cattle; and the 

 animal frequently licks the front part of the foot. 

 Instances oftenoccur of sudden and extreme lame- 

 ness, without any appearance of heat or swelling 

 in the foot; and these are often the worst cases ; 

 but one symptom rarely fails to accompany the dis- 

 ease, which is extreme restlessness and appe-arance 

 of anguish, attended with loss of appetite and flesh; 

 but without in the least affecting the brightness of 

 the eye, and, perhaps, sometimes, unnaturally in- 

 creasing it; but the eye has a peculiar cast. As 

 a general rule it is safest to attribute all lameness 

 of the foot, which cannot be traced to a sufficient 

 cause, to the hoof ail. Lameness of the foot can 

 generally be distinguished from that of the leg, hip 

 or shoulder, by making the animal step over a stick 

 or rail, and carefully watching its motions. 



Ronedies. The foot should be carefully washed 

 and cleansed, and thoroughly examined, to be sure 

 that the lameness does not arise from a nail casu- 

 ally run into the foot, or a prick in shoeing, or from 

 a wound from a stump or other substance between 

 the hoofs (a case frequently occuring.) If no ap- 

 pearance occurs of any break in the skin, while 

 the foot is still wet, apply, as nearly a.^ may be, to 

 the centre of the slit, between the hoofs from one 

 to three grains of corrosive sublimate (reduced to 

 a fine powder) the do^e to be proportioned to the 

 size of the animal and the violence of the attack 

 Care must be used that the powder is put complete- 

 ly in this slit, for it is very strong poison, and the 

 animal, as soon as at liberty, will begin to lick the 

 the foot, if a sore one. The moisture left by the 

 washing, makes the powder adhere; and the effect 

 is produced in a very short /ime. Sorrie prefer 



