MODERN BLACKSMITHING 177 



Deer 20 



Wolf ,. ... 20 



Swine 20 



Dog 12 



Hare 8 



Squirrel 7 



Titlark 5 



Queen bee 4 



Working bee 6 months 



RINGWORM 



Ringworm is a contagious disease and attacks all 

 kinds of animals, but it often arises from poverty and 

 filth. It first appears in a round bald spot, the scurf 

 coming off in scales. 



Cure: Wash with soap-water and dry, then apply 

 the following once a day. Mix 25 grains of corrosive 

 sublimate in half a pint of water and wash once a day 

 till cured. 



BALKING 



Balking is the result of abuse. If a horse is over- 

 loaded and then whipped unmercifully to make the 

 victim perform impossibilities, he will resent the abuse 

 by balking. 



There are many cruel methods for curing balking 

 horses, but kindness is the best. Don't hitch him to 

 a load he cannot easily pull. Let the man that is used 

 to handling him drive him. Try to divert his mind from 



