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they are sore and larae. The only thing to be recom- 

 mended in this case is careful treatment, and as much 

 rest at intervals as it is possible to give them. Hand 

 rubbing and application of stimulant liniments, or tinc- 

 ture of arnica, is about all that can be done. The old 

 method of firing and blistering only puts the animal 

 to torture and the owner to expense. A cure can never 

 be effected through it, and therefore should never be 

 tried. 



RINGBONE. 



These appear on the same kind of large, bony mules 

 as referred to in cases of spavin, and are incurable. 

 They can, however, be relieved by the same process as 

 recommended in spavin. Relief can also be afforded 

 by letting the heels of the affected feet grow down 

 to considerable length, or shoeing with a high-heeled 

 shoe, and thus taking the weight or strain off the 

 injured parts. The only way to make the best use of 

 an animal afflicted with this disease, is to abandon 

 experiments to effect a cure, as they will only be 

 attended with expense and disappointment. 



MANGE. 



Mules are subject to this disease when kept in large 

 numbers, as in the army. This is peculiarly a cuticle 

 disease, like the itch in the human system, and yields 

 to the same course of treatment. A mixture of sul- 

 phur and hog's lard, one pint of the latter to 

 two of the former. Kub the animal all over, then 



