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constant flow of saliva, and the horse can not masticate his 
food properly, and in many cases the breath is very 
offensive. 
WHAT TO DO. 
Scarify the first bar well with some sharp instrument, 
and rub in coarse salt for three consecutive days. Never 
cauterize for Lampas. 
Sore Mouth. 
This trouble is quite common, and is in most instances 
the result of neglect or carelessness. 
Cause—Very often a sore mouth is produced by the use 
of a severe bit; occasionally by the caustic properties in 
either food or medicines, and sometimes from grazing when 
the dew is heavy. 
HOW TO KNOW IT. 
It is a very easy matter to look into a horse’s mouth and 
discover an irregularity of this kind. When the bone or 
roof of the mouth is injured, we will find considerable sore- 
ness and some swelling. 
WHAT TO DO. 
In case the trouble arises from bit used, try another of 
more gentle persuasion, or else keep it out of mouth en- 
tirely for a few days. If properties in food or medicine 
are cause, make a change in them, and in case the trouble 
comes from grazing when dews are on, keep patient off of 
pasture until the sun is well up in the morning and lot 
him before dew falls in the evening. To remove the 
cause is generally sufficient to effect a cure, but in the 
