170 NAVIN ON THE HORSE. 



Treatment. — The treatment which I place the most confidence 

 in, is the following : 



Take— Sulphur 4 ounces. 



Saltpeter 4 ounces. 



White hellebore 1 ounce. 



Mix and five one tea-spoonfal of the powder three times a day, in his 

 feed, which should be ground or cut feed, such as he will eat. 



Use the following local application to the swelling: 



Take— Tincture of cantharides 2 ounces. 



Corrosive sublimate 1 dram. 



Aqua ammonia 2 ounces. 



Oil of hemlock 1 ounce. 



Mix, and rub on the swelling twice a day, until it blisters. 



After the blister has dried up, grease it thoroughly with lard, 

 to take the scab off; then blister again with the liniment as be- 

 fore, until the swelling is reduced. The internal medicine must 

 be continued until the horse is perfectly well. The above 

 treatment is eifectual, and will leave no mark nor blemish. 



The following is a less troublesome course, in some particu- 

 lars, and has been pursued with success. Make an incision in 

 the skin, over the tumor, of sufficient size, and insert in it a 

 lump of white arsenic the size of a field-pea, or an equal quan- 

 tity of the powder wrapped in paper, and close the skin over it 

 by a stitch. Very great inflammation and considerable de- 

 struction of the parts will follow. In a month or six weeks, 

 the part affected by the medicine will become circumscribed, 

 and, in about the same length of time again, will have sloughed 

 out, leaving a ghastly sore, but very healthy in its character, 

 notwithstanding much of the spongy bone may have been taken 

 out. It is then only necessary to heal the wound. This can 

 be done by the applications usually recommended for such pur- 

 poses. Any simple ointment will answer the purpose. During 

 the treatment, the horse should be turned on grass, or kept in 

 a clean, cool stable, and lightly fed. 



