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successfully cope with this disease. The best preventive 
treatment is to have the mare to foal in a clean pasture, en¬ 
tirely away from old straw-stacks and filthy manure heaps. 
But as this is not always practicable, the umbilical cord should 
be ligated near the body and severed a half inch from the 
ligature ; this should be done as soon after birth as possible. 
Apply a dressing of iodoform and powdered boracic acid, equal 
parts; over this apply surgical collodion until a thick coating 
has formed; if this has been properly done no further trouble 
need be feared. 
But when the young animal has contracted the disease 
medicines that tend to counteract the poison must be given : 
As salicylic acid is unrivalled for its antiseptic and anti- 
pyritic properties, especially in inflammation of the fibro-se- 
rous membranes, its internal administration should be kept up 
until the physiological effect of the drug is obtained. Salicy¬ 
late of soda is, perhaps, the best form in which to use it; this 
should be alternated with other antiseptic remedies, as pre¬ 
parations of carbolic acid, sulphate and hyposulphate of soda, 
etc. 
If the patient becomes weak diffusive stimulants should be 
admin.stered every two hours. Sulphate of magnesia or 
aloes (socratrini is best for foals) should be given as needed 
to overcome all constipation. 
Abscesses which form around the joints should be allowed 
to burst open themselves; others should be lanced as soon as 
possible, and syringed out with some antiseptic agent, as per¬ 
oxide of hydrogen, solution of permanganate of potassium, 
carbolic acid solution, etc.; poultices are of doubtful utility. 
An anodyne lotion composed of tincture of arnica, distilled 
extract of hamamelis and tincture of opii is excellent to allay 
the pain and irritative fever. A cooling lotion is made of 
muriate of ammonia and nitrate of potassium §iof each to 
the pint of water, applied twice a day, then bandaging the 
inflamed joints moderately tight. 
