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watery food ; excessive perspiration and suppression of it in 

 those parts covered with thick heavy gears ; a diet that is too 

 stimulating ; and functional derangement of the digestive organs- 



Teeatment,— The treatment should vary according to the 

 state of the disease. 'Firstly, to ascertain the cause ; and if it 

 be one which admits of removal, remove it. 



Secondly, look to the harness or the gears. Are they' 

 heavy ? Do they fit properly ? Are they clean ? If the patient 

 be a draught horse, and the neck and shoulders are the parts 

 afiected, and the collar is lined with thick woollen check, 

 remove the check, and in lieu of it substitute leather or 

 linen. 



"WooUen lining causes the skin to become intolerably hot ; 

 it also absorbs the perspiration until the lining is saturated, 

 and this, together with the dirt which accumulates and adheres 

 to these wet parts, so irritates the skin, that the poor brute, 

 unless relieved, wUl be compelled to work in a state of inde- 

 scribable torture. The collar, cart saddle, and other parts of 

 the gears in close contact with the skin, if lined with leather, 

 will admit of their being regularly washed and cleansed, which 

 will not only prove beneficial to the skin, but of daily comfort 

 to the horse when at work. 



Thirdly, The sores should be well washed with soap and 

 water, and all the hair clipped thoroughly away, particularly if 

 the disease be located at the bottom of the neck. TJnless the 

 hair be removed, it will work into the raw cracks and fissures, 

 and render them more irritable. So long as the Warbles 

 remain, they should be repeatedly washed, and the gears should 

 be kept scrupulously clean. 



Fourthly, If the "Warbles inflame, and the inflammation ex- 

 tends to the sub-tissues, the patient should rest, and the diseased 



