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adopt the following plan, viz. : sponge the back with 

 warm water daily, and rub on some Holloway's 

 ointment, and also, having placed some of it on a 

 piece of brown paper or rag, fasten it, as best he 

 can, so as to keep it on the sitfast ? Repeat 

 the washing and the ointment daily for several 

 days. It may be necessary to do so for a week or 

 ten days, according to the depth of the corn. At 

 the end of that time the sitfast can be pulled out 

 with a pair of forceps, and if the above treatment 

 has been properly adhered to, every root will come 

 away with it. As these roots are at times of 

 considerable length, it is necessarv to foment and 

 apply the ointment well round the sitfast for 

 some two or three inches. The place will heal 

 very rapidly, and will not easily become sore again. 

 This is a mode of treating a sitfast which is always 

 successful, and one, simple as it is, which is not 

 generally known. 



Lampas is a swelling of the roof of the mouth, 

 and very much interferes with a horse's feeding. 

 It is more general with young horses during the 

 period of their teething, but is by no means confined 

 to them alone, as those of mature age are subject 

 to it at times. A dose of physic, or even a few 

 days' laxative diet, will generally cure it, if slight, 

 but in extreme cases it may be necessary to lance 



