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acari and also from the application may be allowed to subside in 

 the hope that all the parasites are killed, in which case the erup- 

 tion disappears, but the hair does not always come on again as 

 thickly as ever. All the stable fittings around the stall or box in 

 which the horse has been standing should be thoroughly washed 

 over with a solution of corrosive sublimate, made as follows : 



Take of Corrosive Sublimate 1 oz. 



Methylated Spirit of Wine . . . 6 oz. 



Water 1 gallon. 



Dissolve the sublimate in the spirit by rubbing in a mortar, then mix with 

 the water, and use with a brush, stirring it up continually to prevent its 

 settling. 



The clothing should be destroyed, as it is scarcely possible to 

 cleanse it completely from the parasites ; but if it is determined to 

 risk a return of the disease, it should be thoroughly washed, and 

 when dry, saturated with spirit of turpentine. 



When the health has suffered from the irritation of mange, a 

 few tonic balls may be required, but generally the removal of the 

 cause will be sufficient. 



LICE. 



IN FORMER DAYS LICE were not uncommon in the horse, but 

 they are now comparatively rare. Still they are occasionally met 

 with, and their presence is readily ascertained, being of a consi- 

 derable size, and easily seen with the naked eye. They may be 

 destroyed by rubbing into the roots of the hair white precipitate, 

 in powder, taking care to avoid sweating the horse or wetting his 

 skin for some days afterwards. 



MALLENDERS AND SALLENDERS. 



THESE ERUPTIONS are both of the same nature, differing only 

 in the locality where they are displayed. The former shows itself 

 in the flexure at the back of the knee, and the latter at the bend 

 of the hock. The symptoms are shown in the appearance of a foul 

 scurf mixed with a few thin scabs, the skin underneath being stiff 

 and unyielding. They are generally brought on by washing the 

 legs and leaving them undried. The treatment required is merely 

 the application of the following ointment, which should be well 

 rubbed in every night : 



Take of Cerate of Superacetate of Lead . 2 oz. 



Creosote 10 drops. Mix. 



If the skin continues to be very hard and stiff, a little glycerine 

 should be brushed on two or three times a week. 



WARBLES, SITFASTS, AND HARNESS GALLS. 

 WHEN THE SAI DLE HAS GALLED the skin beneath it, the in- 



