Part 460

Elecampane 2 ounces Licorice root 2 ounces Fœnugreek 2 ounces Rosin 2 ounces Copperas 1⁠/⁠2 ounce Ginger 2 drachms Gentian 1 drachm Saltpeter 1 drachm Valerian 1 drachm Linseed meal 3 ounces Sublimed sulphur 1 ounce Black antimony 4 drachms

Tablespoonful twice a day.

«HORSE EMBROCATIONS AND LINIMENTS.»

I.—Camphor 1 ounce Acetic acid 15 ounces Alcohol 18 ounces Oil turpentine 51 ounces Eggs 6 Distilled witch hazel 45 ounces

II.—Iodine 50 grains Pot iodide 125 grains Soap liniment 6 ounces

«INFLUENZA.»

I.—Ammonia muriate 1 1⁠/⁠2 ounces Gum camphor 1⁠/⁠2 ounce Pot chloride 1 ounce Extract licorice, powdered 2 ounces Molasses, q.s.

Make a mass. Dose: Tablespoonful in form of pill night and morning.

II.—Ammonium chloride 30 parts Potassium nitrate 30 parts Potassium sulphate in little crystals 100 parts Licorice powder 65 parts

Mix. Dose: A tablespoonful, in a warm mash, 3 times daily.

«INFLAMMATION OF THE UDDER.»

I.—Salicylic acid 40 grains Mercurial ointment 1 ounce Liniment of camphor 3 1⁠/⁠4 ounces

Apply and rub the udder carefully twice a day.

II.—Belladonna root 1 drachm Oil turpentine 1 ounce Camphor 1 drachm Solution green soap, q.s. 6 ounces

Mix and make a liniment. Bathe the udder several times with hot water. Dry and apply above liniment.

«MANGE.»

Sulphur is a specific for mange; the trouble consists in its application. The {732} old-fashioned lotion of train oil and black sulphur serves well enough, but for stabled animals something is wanted which will effectually destroy the parasites in harness and saddlery without injury to those expensive materials. The creosote emulsions and coal-tar derivatives generally are fatal to the sarcopts if brought into actual contact, but a harness pad with ridges of accumulated grease is a sufficient retreat for a few pregnant females during a perfunctory disinfection, and but a few days will be needed to reproduce a new and vigorous stock. A cheap and efficient application can be made by boiling together flowers of sulphur and calcis hydras in the proportion of 4 parts of the former to 1 of the latter, and 100 of water, for half an hour. It should be applied warm, or immediately after washing with soft soap.

«Milk Powder for Cows.»—For increasing the flow of milk, in cows, Hager recommends the following mixture:

Potassium nitrate 1 part Alum 1 part Sublimed sulphur 1 part Prepared chalk 1 part White bole 2 parts Red clover 5 parts Anise 10 parts Fennel 10 parts Salt 10 parts

All should be in tolerably fine powder and should be well mixed. The directions are to give 1 or 2 handfuls with the morning feed.

«LAXATIVES.»

I.—Aloes 1 drachm Soap 12 drachms Caraway 4 drachms Ginger 4 drachms Treacle, q.s.

Make 4 balls. Dose: 1 daily.

II.—Rochelle salts 2 ounces Aloes, powdered 150 grains Linseed meal 150 grains

One dose, given in warm water.

«Lice.»—

Crude oil 1 ounce Oil tar 1 ounce Oil cedar 1 drachm Cottonseed oil 5 ounces

Apply to parts.