Live Slock* Difiafis of Ilurfes Greqfe Mange. 729 



powdered alum may be added to each poultice, which (hould be continued for fix- or 

 eight days. Warm mames, with an ounce of nitre diflblved in each, mould be given 

 night and morning; and a ball, compofed of half an ounce of nitre in powder, with 

 an equal quantity of yellow refin andfoap, common turpentine being employed to 

 make them up, may be given once a week. Horfes in this fituation {hould have gen 

 tle exercife, with a generous diet, and plenty of liable room and clean litter. When 

 the tumefavflion fubfides, prefTure by woollen bandages may be found ufeful. In 

 Lincolnfliire Mr. Cartwright found that common groundfel given to the horfes in 

 the (table cured greafy heels.* 



In the mange, after having the parts well wafhed with foft foap diflblved in water, 

 they may be anointed with an ointment compofed of four ounces of fulphur, and 

 two ounces offtrong mercurial ointmentjWith three ounces of hogs-lard, every other 

 day; and a ball, formed of half an ounceof aethiops mineral, and an equal quantity 

 of crude antimony and cream of tartar, given every night for fome length of time, f 

 Great attention is neceflary to diet, exercife, and good grooming. Mafhes, with 

 nitre diflblved in them, arealfo extremely ufeful in this complaint. When the 

 difeafe difappears the horfes mould be turned tografs if the feafon admits. 



* Lincolufliire Corre&ed Agricultural Report. &amp;lt; Denny on the Difeafcs of Ilorfeft 



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