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continues after this plan has been tried, it will be 

 advisable to have recourse to a blister, which will 

 be found more effectual than the most celebrated 

 strain oils. 



In slight bruises from the pressure of the yoke, 

 or other causes, the following lotion is useful: 



Gourlard's extract 5 oz. 



Vinegar 4 oz. 



Water 1 pt. 



Mix. 



Waiis, or Horny Excrescences. 

 These are affections of the skin which in cows 

 do not go deep; they destroy the roots of the hair, 

 wherever they form, and are of a firm and horny 

 texture, and readily give way when pulled or rough- 

 ly handled, which occasions them to bleed, and 

 shows their connection with the vessels of the skin. 

 They readily yield to emollient ointments, particu- 

 larly to goose grease, which should be frequently 

 rubbed on them till the excrescences fall off. 



Swellings on the Joints and Bones. 



Swellings on the joints and bones are generally 

 very painful to touch, attended with inflammation 

 and fever. If the swelling comes on suddenly, 

 and its increase is rapid, it generally terminates in 

 suppuration. If situated on the joint, a discharge 

 of the liquor of the joint, or joint oil, is the conse- 

 quence, which is dangerous and troublesome to 

 cure. On the contrary, if the swelling comes grad-^ 

 ually, with little pain, and a hard callous substance 

 is felt, and if early attempts are not made to stop 

 its progress, it will end in a stiff joint, and all at- 

 tempts to cure it will be in vain.. 



This disease generally proceedes from kicks or 



