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of the mud alone. Sometimes the inflammatory condition invades the skin 
of the belly also, and in almost all cases, the integument of the horse being 
very sensitive and irritable, it is not to be wondered at that a certain amount 
of febrile disturbance is manifested, and the animal is rendered unfit for 
work for atime. We have insisted above, that the plan of removing mud 
by washing with water was to be reprehended, and more especially that the 
use of hot water was to be condemned ; and we may now repeat the 
injunction ; for mud fever rarely or never appears when the mud is allowed to 
dry on the limbs. When the limbs of the animal have been stripped of hair 
by singeing or clipping, inflammatory conditions of the skin, such as mud 
fever, cracked heels and grease, are much more likely to follow the practice 
of washing, and this is especially the case when the parts are not afterwards 
thoroughly dried. Washing the legs with warm water is never a good 
practice, but with cold water evil effects rarely follow, if the limbs are dried 
thoroughly and completely. It is the cold or chill produced by evaporation 
which stops the action of the skin, and leads to an irritable condition of the 
part. 
We may conclude our remarks on this subject by adding that, when 
washing is practised, it should be done with warm water, which should not 
be hotter than about 70° or 80° F. The limbs should be dried, and after 
applying a little almond or other oil, they should be carefully bandaged. 
Now, with regard to treatment, the disease, being very similar to cracked 
heels, demands similar remedies. It is well to commence by giving a 
moderate dose of physic, and resting the animal for three days; in the 
meantime, feeding him on bran mashes and warm water, with half an ounce 
of bicarbonate of potassium in it, twice or three times daily. When it is 
not possible to rest the animal, a pint of linseed oil may be given instead of 
the aloes. Locally, we may use cooling lotions or soothing ointments to 
allay the irritable condition of the integument. A good ointment may be 
made of four parts of vaseline to one of glycerine; or the compound 
petroleum ointment may be employed, when there is much soreness. A 
good lotion is made of half an ounce of liquor plumbi subacetatis, half an 
ounce of methylated spirit, and seven ounces of water. 
WARTS. 
Warts are mostly met with in the-horse in those parts where the skin is 
thinnest, and most abundantly supplied with sensation. The lips, nostrils, 
eyelids, the lower part of the belly, the sheath, and the udder, are more 
frequently the seat of warty growths. than other parts. Unless warts 
interfere with the general usefulness of the horse, they cannot be regarded 
as constituting unsoundness, except when they are so abundant as to prove 
very unsightly. 
There are various surgical methods by means of which warts may be re- 
moved. These include ligaturing with thread or silk, burning with the actual 
cautery, cutting off with the knife, and, finally, the use of caustics. It should be 
