mixed with syrup of buckthorn into a ball. "This may be given with the usual preparations necessary in purging, and will operate well without occasioning either sickness or griping. This ball may be repeated at the intervals of a week, provided the horse does not appear weak after the first dose." It sometimes happens that pleurisy and inflammation of the lungs are combined. There exists another difference, not yet mentioned, by which pleurisy may be distinguished from inflammation of the lungs. In the first, the flanks are very restless, and the belly greatly tucked up; in the latter, the heaving of the flanks is regular, and the belly has a full appearance. SWELLING OF THE BREAST, OR, as it is sometimes named, "Anticor," from its position before the heart, is not so common with us as among the horses of our continental neighbours. Hard riding is said to produce it, together with a sudden stoppage of perspiration, allowing the horse to drink cold water when in a heated state, and, lastly, an excess of food without sufficient exercise. Symptoms. Its name indicates one of its principal symptoms, namely, Swelling of the Breast, which is accompanied by stiffness in the neck, and this to such an extent that sometimes the animal cannot touch the ground with his mouth; great trembling, and occasional hanging back when at exercise, and a general dullness and drooping. When the swelling reaches as high as the throat, symptoms of suffocation are apparent. Bleeding, and the use of clysters, are highly necessary in the first stage of this complaint; a purge may then be given Barbadoes Aloes Ginger mixed into a ball. and lukewarm-water. Emetic Tartar 8 drachms, 2 drachms, 1 drachm, This is given with bran-mashes Venice Turpentine mixed with liquorice-powder, to give it consistency, into a ball. This must be given after the purge has had sufficient effect, and may be renewed every two days. At the same time a fomentation of bran and water as hot as the hand will allow will give great relief, and this may take place every two or three hours. In cases where the swelling yields to the pressure of the finger, and that impression lingers, or when it is not speedily reduced, it may be dropsical, and will degenerate into water-farcy. The fleam is then useful, and must be struck in several different parts at the lower end of the swelling, and the discharge from these punctures must be encouraged by warm fomen tations. If pus or matter has formed after lancing the part and squeezing the abscess, apply a pledget of tow dipped in common digestive ointment of yellow basilicon; this must be thrust into the wound, and changed every day till symptoms of healing takes place if the edges of the wound bear an unhealthy appearance, a little burnt alum must be used. When the disease has increased with great rapidity, and extended under the belly, bleeding is necessary, and then proceed as before directed. GREASE Is an inflammation of the lower extremity of the legs, and is generally found in the hollow or the back part of the fetlock-joint; sometimes of the fore, but oftener of the hind-feet. It generally arises from bad stable-management, and though not contagious, will on that account often go through the stable where it has once commenced. The farmer's horse is much less exposed to the attack of this disease than are any others; this arises from his living much more in the open air, and feeling less the sudden and extreme changes of temperature. The skin of the heel differs considerably from that in other parts; the fetlock is subject to very great motion, consequently the skin is very soft and elastic, and has a greasy feel. When inflammation takes place here, the heels become dry and scurfy, owing to a secretion of the greasy matter; cracks are first formed, and from the incessant motion to which the fetlock is subjected, the heel soon takes on an ulcerated appearance, and discharges an oily fluid of an offensive nature similar to that in canker and thrush, and that is termed grease. Causes. All horses disposed to have swelled legs are liable to grease. Cart-horses, and the heavy draught horse with round fleshy legs are very subject to it. One very great cause is the negligence of grooms, who do not pay proper attention to the feet when they clean the horse, but leave the heels wet and full of sand. A general debility is a fertile source for this disease; and at the spring and fall of the year, when the horse requires more care than at any other time, from want of proper treatment, regular exercise, and a little cleanliness, grease will speedily appear, and from neglect become very virulent. Another frequent cause is the aptitude some have for cutting off the hair close to the horse's heels, on which Mr. Lawrence ob serves "It is a general, but a very erroneous opinion, that the hair harbours dirt, and consequently promotes the disorder: but the contrary is the fact. From the hair being longer at the heels than at any other part of the leg, it is clear that nature had some particular reason for that difference, and that reason is, on a moment's consideration, self-obvious; namely, for the defence of a part which is more exposed to friction than the rest of the limb. This hair, by lying close to the skin, shields it from the action of the dirt, which, when the heels are trimmed close, always insinuates itself, and by rubbing the skin, irritates it and inflames it to a considerable degree; for when the hair is cut close, that which is left does not lie smooth, but stands out end-ways like a brush, and thus easily admits mud and clay, and every other kind of dirt. The skin secretes a natural oily fluid for the purpose of keeping it soft and flexible; but when it is thus exposed by trimming off the hair, this fluid is rubbed off by friction, and the skin, becoming yard and dry, soon cracks, and the grease ensues. U "That hair is a protection to the heels, may be easily ascertained by laying aside and examining the surface of the skin, which in that case will be found clean and dry, even after travelling the whole of the day through the dirtiest roads. The thorough-bred horse, it is true, has but little hair on his heels; but it should be remembered that he is originally a native of a hot climate, where the soil is light and sandy, and free from moisture. "Horse-dealers know so well the utility of leaving hair on the heels of horses that work hard, that they never trim their own hackneys which they ride to fairs; and coach-masters and inn-keepers would find it beneficial to adopt the same plan." It is necessary, however, in this case, to use the brush to or hand-rub the heels, using little or no water. The horses used for riding or driving are now entirely stripped of the hair about the heels; fashion has ordained it so; and, indeed, the improved state of our modern roads and streets render such a defence unnecessary. The brush will easily remove all the dirt that usually gathers, and if the heels must be washed, the groom is not generally so over-burdened with work to prevent him spending a few extra moments drying and hand-rubbing these parts, as the water left there is one sure method of bringing on grease. Symptoms.-When this disease first appears, the skin of the heel is very dry, and there is much scurf about the hair; this is accompanied with redness and heat, which produces considerable irritation and itchiness. If allowed to increase, the part becomes ulcerated, and a discharge takes place when the cellular membrane under the skin is inflamed through it, considerable lameness and pain ensues. In some cases the |