THEUSH IX THE MOUTH — AVORMS. 105 



If the slavering does not stop with the removal of the 

 cause, use the following: 



Take — Powdered bay-berry bark 1 ounce. 



Powdered sumac berries 1 ounce. 



Powdered ginger 1 ounce. 



Flowers of sulphur 2 ounces. 



Mix, and give a table-spoonful of the powder in the feed, two or three times 

 a day. 



The mouth may be washed once or twice a day with alum- 

 water, or a strong tea of any astringent plant or bark, as black- 

 berry root, white-oak bark, or witch-hazel. 



THRUSH IN THE MOUTH. 



Thrush (or apth?e) in the mouth consists of little red 

 patches or pimples on the inside of the mouth and on the 

 tongue. There is considerable heat and tenderness in the 

 mouth, and the horse chews his food with difficulty, often 

 letting it fall out of his mouth. These sores may become of 

 considerable depth, and quite offensive. Apthse generally 

 occurs in young horses. It may be the result of that irrita- 

 tion which attends teething. 



Treatment. — A strong tea, or infusion of sage and hyssop, 

 with honey and borax, makes a good wash for the mouth ; to 

 be applied three times a day, with a soft- swab. An ounce of 

 tincture of muriate of iron, to half a pint of water, is good. 

 Half an ounce of chlorate of potash, to half a pint of water, 

 is, perhaps, the best. To correct digestion : 



Take — Powdered golden-seal 2 ounces. 



Powdered sassafras 4 ounces. 



Flowers of sulphur ' 2 ounces. 



Mix, and give two table-spoonfuls at a dose, twice a day, in chopped or cut 

 feed. 



WORMS. 



There are several different kinds of worms found in the in- 

 testines of the horse. Of these, the principal are the long 

 7'ound-ivorm, found in the small intestines, and the needle-ivorm^ 



