Stopping for the Feet.—A mixture of clay and cowdung, or either of these separately, is commonly used for this purpose; and, by keeping the bottoms or soles of the feet moist and cool, often does good. In soles that are too thin and soft, or for the frogs when in that state, the following composition is more proper:
| Tallow and tar, of each | 1 lb. |
| To be mixed by melting together. | |
Mr. Goodwin has contrived a kind of boot for keeping the feet cool and moist, as well as for applying the above composition.—White.
Stork, s. A bird of passage, famous for the regularity of its departure.
Straggler, s. A wanderer; a rover; anything that separates from the rest, or stands singly.
Strain, v. To squeeze through something; to purify by filtration; to sprain, to weaken by too much violence; to put to its utmost strength.
Strain, s. An injury by too much violence; race, generation, descent.
Strand, s. The verge of the sea or of any water; a division or portion of a rope.
Strangles, s. A disease incident to young horses.
The treatment of strangles is very simple. As the essence of the disease consists in the formation and suppuration of the tumour under the jaw, the principal, or almost the sole attention of the practitioner should be directed to the hastening of these processes; therefore, as soon as the tumour of strangles evidently appears, the part should be actively blistered. Old practitioners used to recommend poultices, which, from the thickness of the horse’s skin, must have very little effect, even if they could be confined on the part; and from the difficulty and almost impossibility of this, and their getting cold and hard, they must weaken the energies of nature, and delay the ripening of the tumour. Fomentations are little more effectual. A blister will not only secure the completion of the process, but hasten it by many days, and save the patient much pain and exhaustion; and it will produce another good effect—it will, previous to the opening of the tumour, abate the internal inflammation and soreness of the throat, and thus lessen the cough and wheezing.