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agriculturist, Sir George S. Mackenzie, is first to 

 administer a dose of Glauber's salts, from one to two 

 ounces, according to the size of the animal. Then the 

 ulcer is laid open, and cleaned and washed with a 

 weak caustic ley of potash or soda, and then filled up 

 with scraped linen, steeped in Goulard cerate. This 

 dressing to be continued every evening, until the 

 granulations of the healing process become apparent. 

 If ulceration continues, then the part may be again 

 washed with caustic ley. When the hollow part 

 caused by ulceration is tolerably well filled up, a 

 dressing of cerate may be applied, after which it will 

 soon heal, in most instances. Sometimes, however, 

 the flesh grows too rapidly and in too great a quantity ; 

 which must be checked by a mixture of red precipitate 

 and burnt alum dusted upon it. When the discharge 

 has changed from a green hue to a yellowish-white, 

 it may then be assumed that the parts are healing ; 

 and they should be brought together at the edges by 

 gentle pressure, and kept so by adhesive plaster ; but 

 care should be taken to leave free egress for the 

 matter if it still continues to flow. To keep down the 

 swelling, the lower portion of the limbs may be washed 

 with vinegar. 



Where the flock is a large one and the cases are 

 frequent and numerous, the method of treatment 

 recommended by Mr Buttar, of Corston, is the most 

 effective and least expensive. Mr Buttar's directions 

 are as follows : " Pass the whole flock twice during the 

 year through a solution of arsenic, which is thus pre- 

 pared : Boil 2 Ibs. of arsenic with 2 Ibs. of potash 

 (pearl ash) in one gallon of water over a slow fire for 

 half-an-hour. Keep stirring, and at any signs of 

 boiling over, pour in a little cold water, then add five 

 gallons of cold water. Put this solution to the depth 



