SECTION X. 
DISEASES OF THE SKIN AND SUB-TISSUES. 
Ivon anp Maxae—Lice on ANIMALS—GREASE AND ScrATCHES—SURFEIT—DROP« 
sicaL Liaps —Scarvetina — Ringworm — Prurico — PoLE-EVIL — FIstuLous 
Witnexs—Warts on THE Sxin—Purpura HemMoRRHAGICA—OUT OF CONDE 
tTION—-HiIDE-BoUND—HERPEs, 
Ircu anp MANGE. 
TCH, mange, and scabies are essentially local affections of the 
skin, and are occasioned by the presence of parasites known 
as “sarcoptes-equi.” ‘The eruption ensuing on the skin of a horse, 
when subject to this affection, is very 
similar to the appearance of itch in man, 
and probably is just as tormenting to 
the animal as in the case of his master. 
Numerous cases are recorded of transe 
mission of itch from horse to man, and, 
when so acquired, it is impossible to dis- 
tinguish it from the human itch. Some 
persons suffer severely when attending 
mangy horses, but a clean person or clean 
horse are not apt to take the disease. It 
is well known that a healthy and clean 
acanvs, on sarcoptes-equr, THs horse may stand for weeks near a mangy 
SSE eae ae totit taking the disease, showing, 
very conclusively, that the best preventive measures are those 
which promote health and cleanliness. As the English groom 
says, “plenty of elbow-grease, by means of brush and curry-comb, 
on the skin of the horse; regular daily exercise, pure air in the 
stable, and a sufficiency of good digestible food are sovereign 
remedies against itch and mange.” This, we presume, is all the 
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