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the hands of careful horsemen it is a most valuable remedy for all obstl. 

 nate wounds, bruises, galls, tumors, and sores. We shall refer to it in 

 subsequent i)ortions of the work as cahiphorated corrosive auhlimate or 



No. 2. 1 Pint spirits of turpentine, 



1 Oz. llnely pulverized corrosive sublimate, 

 1 Oz. gum camphor. 



Have the corrosive sublimate very finely ground in a druggist's mortar, 

 (the efficacy of the compound depends much upon this) ; pulverize the 

 gum camphor ; put all together into a good strong bottle, and shake 

 thoroughly. Then let it stand for at least twenty-four hours — longer 

 would be better, as it becomes more and more valuable with age and 

 repeated shakings — and it will do to use. In applying it, saturate a small 

 mop, made of soft rags, neatly and firmly tied upon a stick. Wash 

 before making first application of No. 2, but afterwards, unless the foot 

 becomes very foul, this need not be done. The liniment should be 

 applied once a day till cure is effected. 



Keep the horse out of the wet during treatment, especially if the cam- 

 j)horated corrosive sublimate is used. See to it, also, that his stable is 

 not only dry, but airy. If it is pasture time, he will need no other food 

 than grass, unless it is found necessary to stable him, to keep him from 

 rains and dews. In any event, he ought to be fed rather lightly at first, 

 and with food not calculated to inflame. If the time is Winter give as 

 much green, soft food as can be conveniently had, such as roots, 

 chops, etc. 



n. Grease, or Cracked Heels. 



Causes. — This disease is but a modification of scratches and of thrush 

 .—partaking more of the nature of thrush, however, than of scratches, a? 

 it is confined almost exclusively to the heel, the seat of the thrush, which 

 is seldom attacked by the scratches. 



It is occasionally the result of constitutional weakness or derangement. 

 When the system abounds in morbid matter, its tendency is towards the 

 heels, and debility is felt in the distended vessels remote from the vital 

 organs, ending in inflammation of the skin of the heels, distension of the 

 sebaceous glands, a stinking deposit on the surface, and a purulent dis 

 charo-e throuj^h cracks. 



Cutting away the hair of the fetlock, and thus exposing to sudden and 

 protracted cold the parts which it is designed to protect, often causes thic 

 affection, even in animals of otherwise good condition. 



Frequently, however, it may be regarded as most probably a secondary 

 disease, originating in some other, which has resulted from careless or 

 nhuman treatment, or from constitutional weakness. 



