Diseases of the Mouth and Tongue. 5 3 



The food must be plain, not stimulating ; luxuries are 

 especially to be avoided ; a mild dose of aperient medicine 

 and subsequently a little iron and quinine, will aid in re- 

 storing tone to the system. 



CANKER. 



Canker of the mouth is a result of the foregoing affections ; 

 it is exceedingly painful, and, if long neglected, very trouble- 

 some. 



Symptoms. — The gum is congested, swollen and spongy, 

 and bleeds on the least pressure. Abscesses not unfrequently 

 form on the jaw, and discharge disgustingly foetid pus ; 

 haematoid granulations follow, and the poor animal- is re- 

 duced, from inability through pain to lap or masticate, to 

 a mere skeleton, while a considerable amount of inflam- 

 matory fever is present. 



Treatment. — This primarily consists in the removal of the 

 cause. Rotten stumps, loose or over-crowded teeth, should 

 be extracted ; if necrosis of the bone is present, that like- 

 wise must be removed. Small doses of alterative medicine 

 daily, for a few days, should follow. The food should be 

 soft, nutritous, and plain ; animal food is, for a time, best 

 avoided. 



The following gargle will have a beneficial effect on the 

 condition of the gums : 



Alum 10 grains. 



Tinct. Myrrh Co \ drachm. 



Acid, acetic \ „ 



Aqua 6 ounces, 



A little to be used twice a day. 



APHTHA OF THE MOUTH. 

 This is an exudative form of stomatitis, commonly known 



