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these means part of the growth will become dead in a 

 few days, which may be cut or pared off, and the same 

 caustic application made to the remaining part till the 

 whole is destroyed. 



In ulcers in fleshy parts there is often a preternatu- 

 ral callous, or hardened growth. This must be de- 

 stroyed before a cure can be completed. In this case, 

 the before mentioned caustic must be applied, but used 

 with caution. The hard part is to be rubbed with it 

 for half the extent of the swelling, beginning at the 

 orifice. The dead parts are then to be cut away every 

 two or three days, and the application is to be repeated 

 till the cure is complete. 



ON SHEEP. 



For the foot-rot in sheep. — Take a piece of alum, a 

 piece of green vitriol, and some white mercury — the 

 alum must be in the largest proportion ; dissolve them 

 in water, and after the hoof is pareti, anoint it with a 

 feather, and bind on a rag over all the foot. 



Another. — Pound some green vitriol fine, and apply 

 a little of it to the part of the foot affected, binding a 

 rag over the foot a? above. Let the sheep be kept in 

 the house a few hours after this is done, and then turn 

 them out to a dry pasture. This is the most common 

 way of curing the foot-rot in Middlesex. 



Another. — Others anoint the part with a feather dip- 

 ped in aqua fortis, or weak nitrous acid, which dries it 

 at once. Many drovers that take sheep to Smithfield, 

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