484 ALPHABETICAL SUMMARY. 
flesh fades; glands swell; spirit low; appetite bad. A lymphatic 
gland adheres to the inside of the jaw; the membrane inside the nose 
ulcerates ; a slight discharge from one nostril. This becomes thicker, 
and adheres to the margin of the nostril, exhibiting white threads and 
bits of mucus; then it changes to a full stream of foul pus; next the 
nasal membrane grows dull and dropsical; the margins of the nostrils 
enlarge; the horse breathes with difficulty; the discharge turns discol- 
cored and abhorrent; farcy breaks forth, and the animal dies of suffo- 
cation. 
Treatment.—There is no known cure. 
GREASE. 
Causes.—Age; debility; excessive labor; neglect; filth. Cutting the 
hair off the heels; turning out to grass in the cold months. 
Symptoms.—Scurfiness and itchiness of the legs. Rubbing the leg 
with the hoof of the opposite limb; hairs stand on end; moisture ex- 
udes, and hangs upon the hairs in drops. Smells abhorrently; lameness ; 
cracks on the skin; swelling; ulceration; thin discharge; odor worse. 
Lameness increases; leg enlarges; granulations sprout in ragged bunches; 
their points harden and become like horn; pain excessive; horn of hoof 
grows long. 
Treatment.—Cut off all remaining hair. If hot and scurfy, cleanse 
with mild soap and hot, soft water; saturate a cloth with the following 
lotion: Animal glycerin, half a pint; chloride of zinc, half an ounce; 
water, six quarts. Lay it upon the leg. When this cloth becomes 
warm, remove it, and apply another, also wet with the lotion; thus con- 
tinue applying cool cloths to the limb till the heat abates; afterward 
moisten the leg thrice daily. When cracks anc ulceration are present, 
adopt the wet cloths; but subsequently use one of the following to the 
sores: Permanganate of potash or phosphoric acid, one pint; water, six 
quarts. Or, chloride of zinc, one ounce; water, one gallon: employ 
thrice daily. If the granulations have sprouted, remove them with a 
knife, in three operations, (full directions are given in the book ;) like- 
wise always place in a loose box. Feed liberally; allow old beans; 
give a handful of ground oak-bark with each feed of oats. Night and 
morning exhibit liquor arsenicalis, one ounce; tincture of muriate of 
iron, one ounce and a half; porter or stout, one quart: one pint for the 
dose. Chopped roots; speared wheat; hay tea; cut grass, and exer- 
zise are all good for grease. 
