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Treatment. Borax in powder, one ounce ; molasses, three 

 ounces ; mix, and apply with a soft brush, or soft piece of 

 cloth. Give soft feed or cut grass. A few doses of sulphite 

 of soda, half an ounce to a dose, given for a few evenings, 

 will be all that is wanted. (See Lampas.) 



The mouth is a favorite and convenient place for horse- 

 men to try the keenness of their pocket knives, when the 

 least pretext is offered. 



The palatine artery is sometimes cut lengthwise; and 

 when that is the case, the bleeding, thus unnecessarily 

 induced, will not stop when it is wanted. Many plans 

 and contrivances are recommended, by individuals, to stop 

 such bleeding; but none are equal to a piece of iron or 

 kitchen-poker immersed, for a few minutes, in hot water, 

 and applied to the wound for a moment, which will at 

 once stop further loss of blood. 



(5.) Paeeot Mouth. — A malformation consisting in the 

 upper front teeth, projecting over the lower ones. Young 

 horses are little inconvenienced by it, but not so with old 

 ones, when the teeth are long ; for then the lower teeth 

 wound the soft palate of the upper jaw, especially when the 

 horse is eating. Keep the teeth short by the use of the file. 



Mucous Membrane. — A thin lining of all the air 



passages ; so-called, because the surface is kept moist, with 

 a slimy matter, as referred to in the succeeding article 

 When this mucus is altered in quantity and quality, and 

 when mucous-pus is poured out, disease is present. This 

 is seen in cases of cold, bronchitis, and inflammation of the 

 eyes, (which see.) 



Mucus. — A thick, viscid substance, thrown out from 

 the mucous membrane, throughout the body. 



Myalgia. — A term given to inflammation of a set of 



