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CANADIAN FARM YEAR BOOK. 



Blistering Liniment. 



Croton Oil 1 ounce 



Oil of Turpentine 6 ounces 



Olive Oil 1 ounce 



Mix, by shaking the bottle. Di- 

 rections: Rub the part to be blis- 

 tered for ten or twenty minutes. 



Strangles. 



Cold, sore throat, yellow discharge 

 from nostrils, swelling or tumor xmder 

 throat. Put poulticfe to tumor; give in 

 grued 4 drams chlorate of potassium. 

 Feed gruel and bran mashes. 



Green Liniment. 



Verdigris ; i% ounces 



Powdered Alum 3 ounces 



Treacle % pound 



Boil, and mix together until the 

 mixture has a brown tinge. Uses: 

 For foul affecting the feet, and foot- 

 rot of sheep. 



Cooling Lotion for Sprains, etc. 



Nitrate of Potash .... 2^4 ounces 



Sal Ammoniac 2% ounces 



Cold water 1 pint 



Directions: Dip cloths Into the 

 liquid and apply to the inflamed part. 



Camphor Liniment. 



Camphor 1 ounce 



Olive Oil 2 ounces 



Dissolve the camphor on the oil 

 with the aid of heat. Uses: A stimu- 

 lating liniment; very useful for ap- 

 plying to the throat, chest or belly 

 after fomenting. 



Lotion for Mange. 



Slaked Lime 8 ounces 



Flower of Sulhpur 8 ounces 



Water 3% pints 



Mix, and boil together until the 

 liquid measures one quart. Now 

 filter it, and dress all the diseased 

 parts; or what is better, dress the 

 animal from head to foot. Six times 

 this quantity may be made at once 

 for a trifling sum. 



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Fig. 40. Parts of the horse. 1. Muzzle: 2. nostrils: 3. face: 4. eye: 5. forehead: «■«"•'• 

 neck: 8. crest: 9. withers: 10. back; 11. loin: 12, hip; 13. croup: 14. tail; 15. thigh: 1«. 

 Quarter: 17. gaskin or lower thigh; 18. hock; 19. stiae; 20. fl»nk: 21. ribs; 22, tendons; 

 23. fetlocks: 24. pastern; 25. foot: 26. heel of foot; 27, canon: 28. knee: 29. forearm: 30. 

 chest: 81. arm: 32, shoulder: 33. throatlateh: A. thoroughpin: B. curb: C. bog ana 

 Wood spavin; D. bone spavin: E. splint; F. windgall; G, cappel elbow; H, poUevU. 



