214 NAVIX ON THE HOESE. 



Take — Verdigris, po-wdered i ounce. 



Blue vitriol, powdered 1 ounce. 



Corrosive sublimate 4 drams. 



Resin, powdered 2 ounces. 



Arsenic 3 drams. 



Spirits of turpentine 1 ounce. 



Aloes, powdered ^ ounce. 



Alum, powdered ^ ounce. 



Fresh lard 1 quart. 



Mix thoroughly to form an ointment. Put in a wide-mouthed vessel, but 

 keep it well covered. 



It is soft enough for use in warm weather, but before using in 

 cold weather the vessel containing it should be set in a pan of 

 hot water until it softens. Squeeze all the matter out of the 

 abscess, and then drop it full of the ointment. Use a spoon or 

 flat paddle to put it in with. The ointment is to be put in the 

 abscess once a day. It should be well stirred before using, every 

 time. This is the only reliable cure I know of which does not 

 leave the horse crest-fallen. If the general health of the horse 

 is much aifected, one or two physics a week will be of ad- 

 vantage, and the following alterative treatment will be bene- 

 ficial : 



Take — Flowers of sulphur 4 ounces. 



Powdered sassafras 6 ounces. 



Powdered golden-seal 4 ounces. 



Powdered poplar bark 8 ounces. 



Mix, and give one table-spoonful twice a day, in the ieed. 



The horse should be kept out of the wet, cold, or hot sun- 

 shine. His diet should be green grass, bran, scalded shorts, or 

 any soft but not stimulating food. 



POLL-EVIL. 



Poll-evil is an abscess, making its appearance on the poll, or 

 nape of the neck. 



Symjptoms. — The first appearance of poll-evil is an oval, hot, 

 and tender swelling, or tumor, appearing on the poll, or nape of 



