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Show Answers by the Veterinarian tr. A. S. Alexandi' V. Ull.ltl- Cjllcj Ajr.CJlUrs Moon Blindness I Wftrr.I) like to lind out what to do fir 1 a Iimiv I have. It has U -n havi.i'j soie f n:.:ti l rormi.-i;,' i'n.lle n id v. ill keep runnin.c; for a whlie, then ton and kind "f clear up. the.) tart to run aif.i(n. I have lwl one go blind. Now. If it Is pin'.; eve I v.o.ii.l llko to krinw what to ilo. 'jikI if there Is an. cure for it. I. A. S., Iowa. Reply The dia:e is not -pinkeye." That term Is applied to ih.-.t (i : i i f . . '. :u.'. i (epizootic) which locali.es in thr ic-iii.a its of iho c yoH win n Ihc hort i i :. Its. - !.! ' '' characteristic fe er and lassitude. Th.- I'l -t-oise on refer to Is p'-rl-' ;i '.; Ii .lmi i (mnon bll;idnes) nr.il it is Liciir-.IV an I will res-till In b.lnilir ss after Kiitics- s!ve at-tuvks. at-tuvks. IJy ton:e It in consldi red tnnuirlnuv There yn-mn to be ,i hereditary tcmhri.y I the dijepe, b'o that affected marcs and Millions Mil-lions should not be u-d frr hvirdl ir;. I'll ! -r.ess may be retarded by giving a din:ii f Iodide of pola.-h In drir.ki :g w . iter r.l,'".;t mm mninir.g at tifnc of at tack und t. onl Ir, :g f'r a few das after th- eyes (bar up. .Vi a h tiinos also keep the eyes covered with n soft cl-.th to I..- kept wet with a solution o' In. If it dram each of sulphate of zinc- a'.vl Ma!'l extract ex-tract 'f belladonna l-.avts In a quail .if i-u'd water, l Fistulous Vlthcrs What Is go.nl to burn the pipis oul of i thistllo? I once a'v a l.orse dm.)i." pa:k loir,' Hrlps of clu-ese clu'h inf.i th- discharging dis-charging pi pea on a h.oi-fi-" him k. He s iki-d the cloth .strips In some trt ii nv di -ir-.e ;.. f.ire using and said It would burn t tin llr.iag of the plpi-.s an 1 then they wouM v al. Th? horse had an awful :-oio nctk. but aftir a llir.e tho matter storip- d running , and the place healed mi. 1 have u cue t.i t:v:it. ;m. wonder it you can tll what In us.- on the strip of cheese lo;h. or what will do to bum tho :arts. M. K.. Kansas. Heply The veterinarian probably soaked the strips hi lerchl rld.- of antimony (butter of antiino.uh us that Is a favorite rei.n.dy for live In such iies Or he may have ued a strong solution of corrosive sublimate, for-1' for-1' ihbbydo r acid. In such cases the first rifcevsary step Is to open up ""the abxress tb .roughly so tis to obtain free drainage from rvcry p1!" ;,nd pocket, A cuus'.lc may thin be ii -d to swub the lining membrane of thij cavities exposed. It not Rood ptvctloe to pack eausllcr. Into an undraltied abscess cavity. cav-ity. Sin ii treatment sometimes may result In a cure. More often it induces spreading of the -.louses (pipes) and burrowing of pus, which may result in an incurable condition. In cases of llsliila of the withers or of the poll (poll evil) It is best to have a fiialllied veterinarian do the ne-cessarj cutting and then follow his Instructions carefully until the case no longer requires treatment. Healing Heal-ing by use of caustics often proves temporary and the swelling coir-es up again, and wji.-n pus breaks out the condition may bo found worse than before. Warh There are some big, rouh growths on our heifer's back and neck, and some of . tii.-m seem to be nlmosl louse, ("an they bo safely cut oil"? A tow has a lot of hard, rough places on her uddi-r. They io not seem like warts, but like warty skin. Can an thing be done- to help make the skin smooth again? M. K., Missouri. Iteply Twist the warts oft with the lingers, lin-gers, or, if the lingers arc not strong enough for the work, use pine-hers. Touch tho bleeding bleed-ing places with a red-hot iron, or apply Mon-sell's Mon-sell's solution or powder. If the warts In gin to grow again wet thc-in with nitric acid or formaldehyde. To improve the warty ron-I ron-I dltlon of the skin of the udder rub It twjco I dally with best castor nil. Tills should soon ! remove the warts, l-'resh goose g,-eai also does fairly well in place of the ca.-tor olL |