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Chloride of Zinc Lotion. One grain chloride of zinc to 

 one ounce of water. 



Splint Lotion. Acetic acid, two ounces ; water, eight oun- 

 ces; chloric ether, one ounce; apply to a pad of two or three 

 thickness of cotton cloth bound on. 



Gunpowder Mixture. One tablespoonful each of gunpow- 

 der, lard, soft soap, gum myrrh, and two of tar. Divide into 

 six doses. 



Sulphur and Resin. A dose of sulphur is two ounces. 

 A dose of resin two tablespoonfuls. Two ounces of sulphur 

 and one ounce resin form a dose for every other day. 



JiMSON Seed. This well known plant [Datura Stramonium) 

 possesses great virtues as a horse medicine. It grows in waste 

 places among rubbish, and is sometimes called thorn apple. 

 Gather the seeds in October. A dose is a tablespoonful. 



The remaining five prescriptions we copy from Dr. Stewart's 

 invaluable book. The American Farmer's Horse Book. 



May Apple Liniment. Boil May apple roots until you ob- 

 tain a thick syrup; while still boiling add one-fourth as much 

 lard as you have syrup. Great care will be necessary to keep 

 this stirring and prevent it from burning. 



Magic Nerve Liniment. Spirits of hartshorn, one and a 

 half ounces ; sulphuric ether, one and a half ounces ; spirits tur- 

 pentine, half an ounce ; sweet oil, three fourths of an ounce ; oil 

 of cloves, half an ounce ; chloroform, one ounce. Keep tightly 

 closed, and excluded from the light. Do the bottle u}) in a 

 cloth. 



Mercurial Salve. Quicksilver, the size of a pea. Iodine, 

 the size of a pea. Corrosive sublimate, one ounce, ^fix wiib 

 two tablespoonfuls of lard. Rub it in with a rag, on the end of 

 a stick. 



Sulphur Ointment. Red precipitate, half an ounce; sul- 



