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little hotter than the other. If the lameness is 

 caused by a bruise, the best treatment is soaking 

 in hot water, and the horse should be kept off the 

 hard road. 



If the horse gets a nail in his foot — and almost 

 every horse does, sooner or later — pull it out and 

 immediately wash the hole carefully with hot 

 water, followed by dioxygen — and be sure to wash 

 clear to the bottom. This last is important, as 

 otherwise suppuration may follow. Then pack 

 the hole with sterilized cotton. If the horse does 

 not go lame, no further treatment is needed, but 

 if he does, the process should be repeated. 



If the horse's hind legs stock up from standing 

 too much in the stable, the deprivation of some of 

 his more solid grain (especially corn) and the sub- 

 stitution of a liberal ration of bran will generally 

 relieve the difficulty. An occasional dose of 

 Glauber salts will do the same thing, but the bran 

 ration is to be preferred — and in all ordinary 

 cases is sufficient. 



It occasionally happens that a horse gets hurt 

 and that when the inflammation and lameness have 

 subsided, an indurated swelling still remains. 

 For such cases I have found the following the best 

 of all remedies: Tincture of aconite root, three 

 ounces ; tincture of opium, three ounces ; spirits of 

 camphor, three ounces; iodide of potash (in fine 



