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MILD LINIMENT. 



Crystallized verdegris, finely powdered, 1 oz. 

 Honey, - - - - 2 oz. 



Powdered bole and slum, of each, - -|- oz. 



Vineof^r enouo;h to o^ive it the consistence of 

 a liniment, to be mixed over a gentle fire. 



Cuifmg, 



A horse is said to cut when he \vounds the 

 inside of the fetlock joint with his foot in tra- 

 velling. This may arise from various causes, 

 the most common of which seems to be an im- 

 proper position of the foot ; the toe, mstcad 

 of being in a line with the point of the shoul- 

 der, inclining either inward or outward. In 

 the latter case we generally find that the inner 

 quarter of the hoof is lower than the other, 

 and that the faulty position of the foot depends 

 upon this inequality of the quarters : it must 

 be obvious, therefore, that the remedy in 

 this case consists in lowernig the outer quar- 

 ter, and making the inner branch of the shoe 

 thicker than the other. When the toe inclines 



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