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ployed before any astringent applications are 

 used. This unpleasant remedy however is 

 only necessary, when the disease has continued 

 some time. In recent cases, the Goulard 

 poultice and mild purgatires will soon reduce 

 the inflammation considerably ; and then the 

 cure is easily accomplished by astringent 

 lotions. To prevent a return of the complaint, 

 exercise and grood ffroomiuc^ are indisoensablv 

 necessary : frequent hand-rubbing of the legs, 

 and a diuretic powder now and then, are also 

 useful. Horses with white bind loi^s, or such 

 as arc much disposed to swelling of the legs, 

 should be bandaged for some time, parti- 

 cularly after hard work^ keeping the bandage 

 constantly moist with a solution of alum in 

 water. In those hard habitual swellings, which 

 are sometimes a consequence of grease, I have 

 several times seen blisterinc: and firing: tried, 

 but never saw them do any good : the best pal- 

 liative in such cases is the bandage applied as 

 before directed. 



In some cases of grease, the inflammation 

 seems to extend to the cellular membrane 

 under the skin, causing more severe pain and 

 lameness, than when it is superficial. This 

 inflammation generally terminates in an abscess 



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