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‘several days; and bathe the affected limbs with the fol- 
lowing liniment: Oil of turpentine, tincture of opium, 
soap-liniment, of each one ounce; tincture of capsicum, 
one drachm; mix all together ; shake well before using. 
CRAMP. 
This disease baffles the judgment of the most experi- 
enced horsemen, often creating unnecessary alarm from 
the peculiar manner in which the animal is handled. 
Symptoms.—The horse appears well in body and limb 
until efforts are made to move him; he then appears to 
have lost all power of motion in one of his legs, usually 
the hind ones; it is firmly planted on the ground, and 
the most powerful man fails to move it. On compelling 
the animal to move, the leg drags behind as though it 
were dislocated. Upon striking him with the whip he 
frequently will take two or three natural steps, and the 
leg drags as before. 
Treatment.—Hand-rubbing is very necessary, and use 
the following liniment upon the affected part: Alcohol, 
one pint; tincture of camphor, one half-pint; tincture 
of opium, four ounces; mix all together. , : 
WARTS. 
When the warts have necks, all that is necessary for 
their removal is a piece of silk tied tightly around them 
as closely to the roots as possible; in a few days they 
will slough away: or if they are larger at their base, 
pass a needle armed with a double thread through the 
wart as near the root as possible, and tie each way, so 
-as to cut off the circulation of the blood, and it will soon 
die and come away; or paint it over with the perman- 
ganate of potash once a day for a week; or use the 
eaustic potash in the same manner; either of these 
remedies usually answer the purpose. 
