LAMENESS, FROM VARIOUS CAUSES. 32% 
Sponge the part quite often, for a day or two, until the heat and 
attendant pain subsides; after which the affection will run on te 
the chronic stage, and perhaps acquire magnitude; then the treat- 
ment must be altered. The object now is to excite absorption. 
In that view, I recommend the following: 
No 48. Powdered iodide of potass.......... . 2 dr, 
Yellow basilicon........eeee0. eves 14 02. 
Mix. 
Apply a portion of this ointment to the enlargement, morning 
and evening. 
Varix (KNowN 48 Boo Spavin). 
Varix, or “ bog spavin,” consists of an enlargement on the in- 
side of the hock, corresponding to a disease of the same character 
in the human subject known as varicose veins. It very rarely 
produces Jameness, and most writers contend that it is nothing 
more than an eye-sore. Be this as it may, it is a defect, and, in 
the eye of the law, constitutes unsoundness, simply from the fact 
that soundness consists in perfection of function and structure, and, 
also, because sound horses do not have defects of this character. 
The enlargement does not generally impair the usefulness of the 
animal for ordinary work; yet sometimes, in consequence of over- 
work or sprain, the tumor acquires magnitude. 
It is always dangerous to attempt to remove varix, or to punc- 
ture it; and the only proper method of treatment, in view of lim- 
iting its growth, for it can not be cured, is to bathe it often witb 
the following astringent lotion : 
No. 49. Fluid extract of witch-hazel........+.. 2 o2. 
Fluid extract of bayberry bark........ 4 oz. 
Proof spirit........ceceseveteseseees 1 pint. 
Mix. 
Bog spavin is an indication of weak and faulty hocks, unless it 
can be shown that the animal has been made to labor too early in 
life, or has performed excessive work beyond his capacity. Then 
the affection can be accounted for, and may vot owe its origin te 
either fault or defect. 
