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DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 



Spanish flies 1 oz. 



Liquid tar , i oz. 



Lard 2 oz. 



Mix, and rub on thoroughly from five to ten minutes, putting 

 on a pretty thick application, and leaving on about forty-eight hours, 



Owhen wash off with warm water and soap. When dry, 

 rub on some grease or lard ^ and let the animal rest 

 three weeks. 



The princi- 

 ple is to keep 

 the horse quiet 

 long enough to 

 give time for 

 exudate to be 

 thrown out and 

 unite the parts 

 involved, and 

 this requires 

 from three to 

 five or eight 

 weeks, and in 

 some obstinate 

 cases possibly 

 even longer, de- 

 pending upon 

 age; the young- 

 er the horse, 

 the more easily 

 and quickly this 

 will be done, 

 while the older 

 the horse, and 

 the less consti- 

 tution, the 



slower and more difficult it will be to do. In any event, it must be 

 continued or repeated, until the lameness disappears, after which 

 work moderately for awhile. 



If, "after a couple of months or so, there is any perceptible lame- 

 ness or soreness, an ordinary biniodide of mercury blister may be 

 applied ,once or twice, as the case requires, or the firing may be re- 

 peated, as before stated, The point is to keep up sufficient counter- 

 irritation to make the cure complete. It will also aid in removing 

 any enlargement that may remain. 



Fig. 785.— Small 



Pyro-puncturing 



Iron. 



Fig. 736.— Large Pyro- 

 puncturing Iron. 



Fig. 727.— Small Pyro- 

 puncturing Iron. The 

 Wire too Small. 



