490 OPEN JOINT. 



the woTind time after time. The best way to apply the Mtrate 

 of Silver is in solution. Tie a small piece of sponge to the end 

 of a stick, which dip into the solution and dab upon the open- 

 ing as the synovia flows out. The best mode to apply the 

 Sulphate of Copper is in powder, which prepare and use as 

 follows : — take half an ounce of the salt, powder it in a wedge- 

 wood mortar to an impalpable powder, then add 2 ounces of 

 flour and mis them well together, and dust a portion of the 

 powder upon the opening every fifteen or twenty minutes until 

 a firm crust or scab is formed upon the opening ; should this 

 fail to have the desired efiect, recourse should be had to the 

 Lime. 



it»ie.— The Lime for this purpose should be burnt, slaked, 

 and powdered ; a small portion of which should be frequently 

 placed upon the opening, the object being to form a solid crust 

 upon the injury. I have on numerous occasions succeeded in 

 arresting the flow of synovia by this means when every method 

 previously tried had failed. 



Collodion. — This is a valuable agent to apply when the 

 opening is recent ; it is seldom, however, it will check the dis- 

 charge from an opening which has been a week or more in 

 existence. Cotton wool should be dipped into the Collodion, 

 the wound should be wiped perfectly dry, and the Collodion 

 plaster placed firmly upon it ; after which, a number of plasters 

 of a similar kind should be placed on and around the first one, 

 BO as to efiectuaUy close it in every direction. 



CAPPED HOOK. 

 Capped Hock generally originates from a bruise, either in 

 consequence of the animal kicking against a hard substance, 

 such as a board or a stall post, or from lying with the hock in 

 close contact with the bare floor. 



