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in, and the moist atmosphere and sudden cold acting on 
these predisposing causes, must check the hitherto existing 
exhalation from the skin, and tend to produce congestion 
of the superficial and capillary vessels. The circulation and 
absorbents being too weak to overcome and remove such 
congestion, the eruption and desquamation of the cuticle 
is the consequence. The debile state of the circulation is 
always indicated in your bursauttee patient, by the character 
and want of tone in the pulse ; and the state that govern- 
ment horses are maintained in — always short of work, or 
indeed, common exercise — contributes to produce this tardy 
and weak circulation and tonicity. If, now, the proper indi- 
cations are not followed, and strong physic, hospital rest, and 
diet, are enjoined, I can easily understand the spreading 
and sloughing nature of the ulceration, and the great loss of 
structure referred to by Mr. Page and others. I quite agree 
with Mr. Western in his idea, that the virulency of cases we 
hear of is much enhanced by mistaken management at the 
time of attack. 
The foregoing being my rationale of the pathology of the 
disease and its effects, and having found my bursauttee 
patient always evincing want of tone, and a system below 
par, the treatment which indicated itself was of course — 
after having given a dose of physic, to promote absorption and 
relieve, in some degree, the obstructed system — to endeavour 
by all rational means to invigorate and restore the tone and 
circulation. For this purpose, I administered mineral and 
vegetable tonics ; generally sulphate of iron and gentian in 
combination, and by a judicious system of food and exercise, 
promoted appetite, assimilation, and circulation. Topically, 
to the ulcerated integument I applied the ordinary princi- 
ples of surgery, according, of course, to the nature and state 
of the ulcer: and here I must remark, that ulceration, 
assuming as it does so many different states and stages, no 
uniform application or treatment can be laid down. At 
times, antiseptics are necessary; at others, escharotics and 
astringents ; and lastly, stimulants ; always, of course, pre- 
serving most scrupulous cleanliness. I have found much 
good effect from the use of chloride of lime, under the first 
class of applications, viz., antiseptics; and Mr. Hely, of the 
7th Cavalry, now in the station, I find has also been very 
successful with this agent. The drying effects of the chlorine 
staying the ulcerative exudation, and circumscribing the 
ulcer. I have never, myself, had recourse to the actual 
cautery, but under such sound authority as Mr. Western’s, 
I should not hesitate to resort to it in cases of need and appli- 
