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disease among human beings, it is, fortunately, how- 

 ever, more rare among farm animals. The only 

 treatment worth while is in surgical removal of 

 the growths. If this be done when the tumors are 

 first noticed and when they are small, their fur- 

 ther appearance may not result. It is a good plan, 

 if the growths persist in presenting themselves, to 

 eliminate the affected animal from the herd. With 

 cattle, it is possible to prepare them for market 

 long before any cancer growths may reappear, and 

 in this way the full market value may be secured 

 with no danger when consumed. 



CAPPED ELBOW.— Frequently horses, in lying 

 down, press the foot or the shoe against the elbow. 

 This, in time, causes inflammation and ends in a 

 tumor or shoe boil. The diseased condition is dif- 

 ficult to repair, as there is little flesh or muscle at 

 the joint of the elbow where the trouble starts. 

 Treatment consists of opening the boil and allow- 

 ing the fluid to escape. In case the swelling is 

 hot and painful, an application of lead acetate will 

 prove comforting and helpful. In preparing the 

 lotion, use 2 tablespoonfuls of acetate of lead to a 

 quart of water. There is no objection to injecting 

 a little of this into the opening. An injection of a 

 little tincture of iodine once a day into the opening 

 is desirable also. In treating cases of this kind, 

 it is a good practice to wrap about the horse's foot 

 a pad of straw or hay for cushioning the foot. This 

 prevents the wound from being further bruised, 

 otherwise the cure may be greatly delayed, if not 

 indefinitely postponed. 



CAPPED HOCK.— An inflammation resulting in 

 a separation of the cap from the point of the bone 

 of the hock. Cases of this kind are the results. of 



