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The food must be plain, not stimulating ; luxuries are 
especially to be avoided ; a mild dose of aperient medicine 
and subsequently a little iron and quinine, will aid in re- 
storing tone to the system. 
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CANKER. 
Canker of the mouth is a result of the foregoing affections ; 
it is exceedingly painful, and, if long neglected, very trouble- 
some. 
Symptoms —The gum is congested, swollen and spongy, 
and bleeds on the least pressure. Abscesses not unfrequently 
form on the jaw, and discharge disgustingly foetid pus ; 
hzmatoid granulations follow, and the poor animal is re- 
duced, from inability through pain to lap or masticate, to 
a mere skeleton, while a considerable amount of inflam- 
matory fever is present. 
Treatment.—This primarily consists in the removal of the 
cause. Rotten stumps, loose or over-crowded teeth, should 
be extracted ; if necrosis of the bone is present, that like- 
wise must be removed. Small doses of alterative medicine 
daily, for a few days, should follow. The food should be 
soft, nutritous, and plain; animal food is, for a time, best 
avoided. 
The following gargle will have a beneficial effect on the 
condition of the gums: 
AUD sei vives ce sseen cove dice emacs atuieeeee 10 grains. 
Tinet. Moya C0, scsieaccces comannes 3. drachm., 
ACids ACEH: ais cscceseaseeeeess vans eden. Ay 
AQUA .ocscececeecsenreetserssenseteneneon 6 ounces, 
A little to be used twice a day. 
APHTHZ OF THE MOUTH. 
This is an exudative form of stomatitis, commonly known 
