172 The Management and Treatment of the Horse, 



ginger two drachms, mixed with Venice turpentine, to 

 form three balls, and give morning and evening. 



Probably in a few days the above may have to be given 

 in two balls to produce the desired evacuations, but should 

 the intestines be moved too freely, recourse must be had 

 to the opium ball as given above. During this treatment 

 the horse should be kept apart from the other, and the 

 stable disinfected with carbolic acid, and its food should 

 consist of green provender, carrots, turnips, mangolds, 

 mash or any other soft food, but corn should upon no 

 account be given except in moderate quantities. It should 

 be freely exposed to the air, and if in the summer season 

 it should be turned out in the field for four or five hours 

 daily; it should be carefully stabled during the night, as 

 its system, with the above course of treatment, will be 

 open, and will be very liable to take cold. In the winter, 

 when the weather is fine, it should be walked out for an 

 hour or two in the middle ol the day regularly. 



Some people prefer the following instead of the 

 firing iron, but its effects are not so certain. Muriatic 

 acid two drachms, muriate of mercury one drachm, to 

 be well mixed, then add pure water four drachms, 

 spirit of wine six drachms. Should this be found to 

 cause too much irritation more water must be added. 

 In applying the above it should be done with a small 

 piece of sponge tied on the end of a piece of stick ; 

 as it is a powerful caustic and will blacken the hands 

 of the operator ; if touched with it should be washed 

 off immediately, as the skin will continue black until 

 it is worn away. In cases which severe salivation 

 ensues from the use of corrosive sublimate (which 



