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from tivelve to sixteen quarts, or until he perceptibly shows signs 

 of the effect. The benefit resulting from the bleeding is not so 

 much in removing any impurities by the quantity of blood taken, 

 as in the shock given to the system, whereby those organs — the 

 skin, the lungs, the kidneys, the liver, etc., part of whose office it 

 is to remove from the system offending matters — are aroused to 

 a more vigorous action, and thus very greatly assisting in re- 

 moving the poison producing the disease from the system. 



Medical Treatment. — Use the same medical treatment as in 

 glanders, (which see) ; and, after the buds or button-like tumors 

 break, anoint them with the medicine applied in the nostrils. 

 If the legs are swollen, physic with aloes; to one pint of warm- 

 water add Barbadoes aloes, one ounce; ginger, one-quartei 

 ounce. Drench. 



Neiv Treatment for Inveterate Farcy. — Viz: 



Take— Yarrow leaves 1 ounce. 



Yellow dock 1 ounce. 



Garlic 1 ounce. 



Salt i ounce. 



Tobacco \ ounce. 



Chop fine and mix. 



Take the horse's left ear and lay it dow^n along and over the 

 jugular vein; cut the skin over the vein where the blunt turn 

 of the inner edge of the ear reaches ; part the skin from the 

 muscle under, forming a pouch or pocket; fill this pouch with 

 the herbs, etc., as above directed, to the amount of at least two 

 ounces ; leave it in exactly twelve hours, no more, nor less ; if 

 left in thirteen hours, it will kill the animal. After the twelve 

 hours, take the mass out and wash it out while the water shows 

 any green color; then insert a plug made of the fat of the old- 

 est smoked bacon you can procure. Be very sure to not plug 

 too tight, but leave room for matter to escape. Take out the 

 bacon once every day, force out the pus, (matter), and return 

 the bacon ; renew the bacon when it gets too small or reduced^ 



