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Barbadoes aloes . . 5 drachms, 
Castile soap . . 3 drachms, 
Oil of caraways . .12 drops. 
If the complaint has its seat in the annular ligament, or 
in the sheath of the tendon, very active treatment becomes 
necessary to effect a permanent cure. Blisters will be found 
the most effectual. First, a liquid one should be tried, such 
as the following :— 
Tincture of cantharides . 1 ounce. 
This to be applied every day until considerable swelling is 
induced, after which let it subside to some extent, and again 
have recourse to the cooling lotion. If this does not 
thoroughly disperse the curb, then the hair should be shaved 
off the part and a regular blister applied, and repeated from 
time to time until a cure is effected. In very severe cases 
of curb, it has been necessary to have recourse to firing, after 
all other measures have failed. 
Long-continued rest is absolutely necessary in cases of 
curb, without which the lameness is liable to return upon 
the horse being worked. 
Horses that have, or have had curb, are decidedly unsound ; 
as this serious complaint always leaves weakness behind, 
and a return of it is almost certain for a very long period 
after an apparent cure. 
STRING-HALT. 
This complaint consists of a convulsive or twitching 
action in one or more of the legs, and so evident that it is 
perceptible to any one, however inexperienced he may be 
in the action of horses. It is a complaint almost always 
confined to the hind legs, although in a few solitary 
instances it may be met with in the fore limbs. This com- 
