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CHLORFORM LINIMENT. For relieving suffering in case of burns, &c. Mix 

 chloroform and cod-liver oil. 



SOAP LINIMENT. Take 1 oz. origanum, 1 oz. Castile soap, 1 pint alcohol. For 

 swellings, &c. 



GENERAL LINIMENT. Turpentine, one half-pint ; linseed oil, one half-pint ; aqua- 

 monia, 4 oz. ; tr. of iodine, 1. Shake it all well. This is used for different things 

 spoken of in the different receipts, sores or swellings, sprains, &c. 



BLACK LINIMENT. This is good to apply on poll-evil fistula. Take of linseed 

 oil, Jpint; tr. of iodine, 3 oz. ; turpentine, 4 oz.; oil of origanum, 1 oz. Shake all 

 well, and apply it every day. Rub it iu well with your hand. Wash the part 

 clean with soap and water before applying it. Good on any swelling. 



JOHNSON'S LINIMENT. Take oil of origanum, 1 oz. ; alcohol, pint ; oil of cedar, 

 i oz. ; oil of cloves, oz. ; turpentine, J oz. ; olive oil, 8 ounces. Shake well. Used 

 for almost all complaints of the muscles. 



OPODELDOC. Take alcohol, half a gallon ; 2 pounds of Castile Soap, 4 oz. gum 

 camphor, 2 oz. oil of amber ; place alcohol into a pot in hot water, shave up the 

 soap, keep hot until all dissolves, and you have the old orignal opodeldoc. 



GREEN OINTMENT. Take 6 Ibs. lard, put into 10-gallon kettle, add 2 gallons 

 water, cut jimson-weeds and fill them in and cook four to six hours, slow, and cook 

 all ^he water out, then put into jars. Add to each pound of ointment 1 ounce of 

 turpentine. A good and cheap stable ointment good for galls, cuts, scratches, 

 &c. 



SLOAN'S OINTMENT. Take mutton tallow, 4 Ibs. ; beeswax, one half-pound ; resin, 

 one half-pound ; turpentine, 3 oz. Melt over a slow fire, and, when partly cold, 

 add the turpentine, and you have the same ointment Sloan sells to cure every- 

 thing ; try it, and prove its value. 



IODINE OINTMENT. Get 1 oz. of the grease iodine, 1 pint of alcohol. Let this 

 stand in the sun two days, and this is the tincture of iodine. Take 2 oz. of tinc- 

 ture and i pint of lard, mix well, and you have the iodine ointment. This is used 

 wherever the receipts refer to the ointment. 



WHITE OINTMENT. For rheumatism, sprains, burns, swellings, bruises, or any 

 inflammation on man or beast, chapped hands or lips, black eyes, or any kind of 

 bruise. Take fresh butter, 2 Ibs. ; tr. of iodine, half ounce ; oil of origanum, 2 oz. 

 Mix this well for fifteen minutes, and it is fit for use. Apply it every night. Rub 

 it in well with your hand. If for human flesh, lay on warm flannel. 



BLUE OINTMENT. Take the ointment of resin, 4 oz. ; half oz. of finely-ground 

 verdigris, 2 oz. turpentine, 2 Ibs. mutton tallow, half oz, oil of origanum, half oz. 

 tr. of iodine. Mix all well. This is one of the best medicines that can be made 

 for scratches, hoof-evil, cuts, and is good to apply on fistula after the rowels have 

 been taken out. 



HOOF OINTMENT. Take resin, 4 oz. ; beeswax, 6 oz. ; lard, 2 Ibs. Melt together. 

 Pour it into a pot, and 3 oz. of turpentine, 2 oz. of finely powdered verdigris, 1 Ib. 

 tallow. Stir until it gets cool. One of the best medicines for the hoof, good for 

 corks or bruises of the feet. 



HOOF LIQUID. For tender feet, hoof-bound, &c. Linseed or neatsfoot oil, half 

 a pint of either ; turpentine, 4 oz. ; oil of tar, 6 oz. ; origanum, 3 o/. Shake this 

 well and apply it as the directions for the ointment. This is the best, if the horse 

 has been lame long ; it penetrates the hoof sooner than the ointment. Both of 

 them should be applied at night. 



HOOF-EVIL OR THRUSH, GREASE HEELS. Bleed, and physic, and poultice the 

 foot with boiled turnips and some fine-ground charcoal. This must be done at 

 night, for two or three nights ; then wash the foot clean with Castile soap and 

 soft water, and apply the blue ointment every day. Keep the horse on a floor, 

 and he will be well in twelve days. 



HOOF-BOUND, OR TENDER FEET. Never have the feet spread at the heels nor 

 rasped above the nail holes, for it will do the foot an injury. Follow the direc- 

 tions given hero. Use either the hoof ointment or the hoof liquid. Apply it ac- 

 cording to directions. For hoof-bound or tender feet, apply it all around the top 

 of the hoof down one inch eyery third day. If for split hoof apply it every day. 

 First, have a stiff shoe on the foot and cleanse the cut or crack. Never cut or 

 burn for it. 



HOOF AIL. Apply blue vitriol, a.nd put on a tarred rag to keep out the dirt. 



No. 2. Wash Avell with warm soap-suds, wipe dry with a cloth ; then take 2 

 spoonsful of common table salt, 2 spoonsful of copperas, pulverize ; 4 spoonsful of 

 soft soap. Mix well. Spread upon a thick cloth, apply to the foot, then confine 

 it with a bandage. Let it remain 12 hours, then wash as before. 



HOOF-BOUND. Pare the heel of the hoof till it is as flat and natural as a colt's, 

 then take equal parts pitch pine and butter simmered together and anoint the heel. 



HEAVES. Take 1 Ib. of resin, 1 Ib. of salpetre, 8 oz. alum, 1 oz. of asafcetida, 4 

 oz. of sulphnr. Pulverize and mix. Give one tea-spoonful once a day in his 

 feed. This is also a good medicine for putting a horse in condition. 



