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edges do not come in contact, they must be brought together and sewed, 

 after which the trouble will soon be over. 



But it occasionally happens that ulceration of the skin and cellular tis- 

 sue and a rotting away of the cartilage sets in. This is past all remedy, 

 and necessitates the cutting away of the ear. 



When there has been no laceration of the skin, and a tumor is forming, 

 apply camphorated corrosive sublimate, No. 2, occasionally, till it en- 

 tirely subsides ; but if matter seems already forming, apply May-apple 

 liniment, made by taking one gallon of May-apple roots and boiling them 

 until a thick syrup is formed ; then, having removed the roots, adding as 

 much lard as there is syrup, and stirring well together while the syrup is 

 still boiling. This liniment will draw out the fever and bring the matter 

 speedily to the surface. 



Sometimes an abscess forms on the outside, which will need lancing ia 

 order to afford the most speedy relief. In this case, cut at the lower 

 •xtremi^-y of the rising, and let the lancet slant upward into it. 



Deafness, unless simply a temporary result of some prevailing disorder 

 of t^he head or neck, is beyond the art of the Teterinary practitioner. 



