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Three hours afterwards let the following laxative be 
given :— 
Barbadoes aloes 
Castile soap . 
Oil of caraways 
4 drachms, 
^ drachm, 
10 drops. 
When the cracks have been healed up, the legs will 
sometimes continue swelled. In this case a bandage will 
be found of much advantage. But nothing is better than 
turning the animal out to grass, if the season of the year is 
favourable. Blistering in this case should be had recourse 
to ; but burning may be resorted to with benefit if the skin 
is not broken by it, as this might be attended with bad 
consequences Frequently the cracks spread over the whole 
heel and fetlock, or up the limb, as is sometimes the case; 
and while the leg is considerably swollen, accompanied by 
a discharge of a thin watery matter from the cracks, and 
makes its appearance also in other parts of the limb, 
accompanied by great heat, so much so that the heels 
smoke, the skin being so hot that the watery fluid partly 
evaporates as it oozes from the cracks or through the skin. 
In the above state it would be attended with very bad 
consequences to stop the discharge suddenly. The first 
thing to be attended to is to allay the inflammation, and 
nothing is better calculated to do so than poultices, as 
already recommended, particularly those of carrots. When 
the heat, tenderness, and stiffness have abated, then a strin¬ 
gent, already recommended, should be used ; but that made 
of alum, or a strong decoction of bark are the best. Indeed 
it would be preferable to use these lotions alternately, but 
not a mixture of the two. The ointment above named should 
be used for dressing the cracks; and as soon as the horse 
can bear the pressure without pain, a flannel bandage should 
