Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-01-26
farmerg' Aepattmsnt.
Calls and Wounds on Horses.

CALLS on THE SKIN.-A horse newly
put to work and working in new har-
ness, or under new saddle, which touch
es parts not Injured to the pressure, is
very likely to have the skin of the back
and shoulders abradcd.
Unless there is an absolute necessity
for the animal to be used, lie should, in
nil cases, be allowed few days rest, that
lhc wound may heal and become some
what hard even Their. Until the hair has
fairly grown out, the greatest care must
he used to see that the chatting of the har
ness is entirely obviatei las when the skin
IS in the least sore it is peculiarly sus-
ceptiblc to irritation. When gall is
fresh and bleeding, nothing will 50 soon
dry ii and cause it to ccatrisc, as little
dry table salt spriukled upoa it.
After the wound is in measure heal
ed, it it be absolutely necessary to use
JhC horse, Il careful examination of the
harness or saddle should be made, and
padding should be taken out, or parts of
The leather removed, to prevent any part
of it from touching the wound To pre-
vent friction, when caused by the saddle
or collar, there is nothing 50 useful as
piece Of raw sheep skin, worn With the
flesh side next to the horse. In riding
long journeys it is the safest plan to have
such protection always under the saddle.
If the chatting is caused by loose straps
striking and rubbing against the skin,
they should be covered with sheep.
having its rooiiy side turned toward the
herse.
Saddle gals are unlikely to occur, if
the saddle fits the back, and is left on
the horse for at least one hour (anl it
had better remain Oh two or three hours)
after he is put into the stable If con-
vcuicnt, he should be saddlcd half an
hour before going out, as it is much bet
ter that the saddle should become warm,
or slightly soltencd by the insensiblo per
spiration of the back, before the riders
weight is put upon it.
The following is a good lotion for gals
Of the skin: Sal Ammoniac ounce,
Vinegar ounces, Spirits of Wine = or,
Tincture of Arnica , drachms, Water
half II pint
MrX.-If no other remedy is used, a
mixture of burnt leather, gurrowacr, and
lard should be occasionally rubbed on
the gall to prevent the growth Of the
white hair.
Sit.fasts, and their treatment, are thus
described by Stonchcnge:
est fast is merely name for an OBJ
stinate and calous galled-sorc, which has
repeatedly been rubbed by the saddle,
and has become leathory, and disinclnel
to heal. If time can be allowed. there
is nothing like SINAI! quantity of bis
tcring ointment rubbe on; or the APP
plication of a small piece Of fused potas
sa; or even the nitrate of silver in sub
stance, or blue-stone: all of which will
produce a new action iii the part, and if
followed by rest from the saddle, will
generally affect cure"
FLESH WouNDs.-The following, OIL
the treatment Of ordinary flesh wounds
is from Dadd's Modern Horse Doctor:
"jnciscd wounds are those inflicted by
sharp instruments. Ga the human body
they often heal without any subsequent
inflammation beyond what nature sets up
in the restorative process; but the diff
Guilty with the horse is. that we cannot
always keep the parts in contact, and
therefore it is not so easy TO unite them
If the wound is seen i'm
mediatcly after innicton and there seems
to be the least probability of healing by
first intention, we place witch on the
horses nose, and examine the part. If
there be found neither dirt nor foreign
gooy of any kind, the blood had better
not be washed OFF for this is the best
healing material in the world. The edges
are then to be brought together by in
terrupted sutures, taking care not to in
cude the hair between the edges of the
wound, for that would etfectualIy prevent
union Nothing more is needed but to
secure the animal so that he cannot get
At it, If he is to be kept in the stable,
without exercise for any length of time,
he had better be put on half diet
Confused wounds are generally oc-
casioned by hooks, or some blunt body
connected with the harness or vehicle
They generally leave gaping wound
with bruised edges. We have only to
remember that nature possesses the pow
cr of Preparing injuries of this kind of
filling up the parts and covering them
with new skin; all we have to do is, to
attend to the general health of the ami
nal, and keep the wound in healthy
condition. Our usual application is the
compound tncture of myrrh, If the
part assume an unhealthy aspect char
coal poultice will rec,ify that. It such
cannot b. applied, owing to the situation
of the wound, dress it with pyroligne us
acid. -Herjeyt's Hints to Househe"pers
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