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matter, substitute a wash of chloride of zinc, in the propor- 

 tion of four grains to the ounce of soft water to check 

 excessive granulation (proud flesh). In the heat of sum- 

 mer, sores do not as a general thing heal readily. 



Sprains. — The effects of sprains in horses depend on 

 their situation and severity. If a ligament be sprained 

 it will be more readily cured than if the injury involve the 

 articulations of a joint; this not only gives more trouble, 

 but is liable to a recurrence. Sprains of the muscles, liga- 

 ments, or articulations of a joint require for their cure 

 absolute and entire rest, without which little good result 

 will be observed from the best-directed treatment. Let 

 no hot oils, liniments, embrocations, or blisters be applied, 

 till all heat and tenderness have been removed ; after this 

 is fully assured and the foot placed more firmly upon the 

 ground, the following liniment may be applied : — 



Take of Oil of Olives, 



Oil of Turpentine, 



Tincture of Aconite Roots, each two ounces, 



Mix and apply once daily till the skin becomes a little 

 rough or swollen. 



Diseases, — The diseases to which horses are subject 

 are many, and some are peculiar to the American sta- 

 ble. Hence the necessity for the employment of persons 

 familiar with their treatment. We do not wish to treat of 

 the subject in the present volume, as it is fully explained 

 in the work entitled " Diseases in the American Stable, 

 Field, and Farmyard.'' 



