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and linseed-tea only should be given for a few days, and 

 then with a little attention it will soon heal ap. 



LAMPAS. 



Lampas is the name given to a slight enlargement of the 

 bars or ridges on the palate behind the incisor teeth. It is 

 mostly confined to young horses, and is a natural congestion 

 of these parts, consequent on the shedding of the teeth. It 

 is, says the eminent author above quoted, " not so much a 

 disease as a natural and salutary process, which in general 

 is best let alone, and in which cruel remedies, such as firing, 

 should never for a moment be thought of." If much in- 

 flamed, a slight scarification, with sloppy feed for a few 

 weeks, will suffice to remove it. In older animals, similar 

 swellings are sometimes seen arising from indigestion ; a 

 slight physicking will generally remove it, without resorting 

 to such outre practices as " cutting out the lampas." 



INjirEIES OF THE TONGUE. 



The tongue is often injured by violence, pulling it out in 

 giving medicines, either by the restlessness of the animal or 

 clumsiness of the operator, often by being tied up with a 

 " hitch" of the halter in his mouth ; by running back, he 

 sometimes cuts it nearly through. 



Treatment. — If not too much lacerated, the divided edges 

 should be brought together by the metallic suture, 9,nd 

 dressed frequently with the following lotion : — 



If it is nearly cut across, it may be necessary to remove 

 it, and tie the blood-vessels, and dress frequently with the 



