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MANGE, ITCH AC. 



THE MANGE INSECT. 



BALDNESS. This is produced by faulty digestion sometimes, when 

 small pimples appear in abundance and contain a fluid. In this form 

 turn the horse to grass or give soft feed. 



When caused by blisters, burns, &c., 

 if the true skin has not been destroyed, ap- 

 ply, three or four times a week, the follow- 

 ing mixture. Glycerine, four ozs., tincture 

 of cantharides, two ozs., mixed. 



Some cases do well by using the following 

 — iodine, one drachm, lard, two ozs., mix 

 and rub down to the skin twice a week. 



MANGE, ITCH &C. These are conta- 

 gious diseases caused by an insect burrow- 

 ing in the skin. 



Symptoms. The horse rubs himself 

 against anything he can get at. Small pim- 

 ples are seen about the head and neck and 

 under the mane. 



The hair falls off and leaves the skin exposed, with red colored points 

 nnd fissures, the skin becomes dry and bald and there is great itching. 



Treatment. Give the horse a good scrubbing, with a coarse brush, and 

 then wash him well with castile soap and soft water and dry carefully. 

 As soon as the horse is thoroughly dried, apply an ointment made as 



follows : sulphur, four ozs. 

 lard, ten ozs., carbolic acid, 

 ^ oz., mixed. 



This disease being con- 

 tagious, persons should be 

 careful to have everything 

 used about the horse thor- 

 oughly cleansed and sub- 

 jected to great heat, by 

 steaming or boiling, to de- 

 stroy the insect which is 

 the cause of the disease. It 

 would be well to apply 

 some of the ointment giv- 

 en above to parts of the 

 stall, rubbing-posts &c. 

 SORES. Of the great 

 SYMPTOMS OF MANGE. Variety of sores many are 



what might be teimed healthy soies while others become unhealthy 



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