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t>vo ounces. Mix well and make into sixteen powders. 

 Place powder in gelatin capsule and give with capsule 

 gun every four hours. It is quite necessary that the 

 above remedy should be placed in capsule, as drugs of 

 this nature tend to irritate the throat. Do not give 

 physics, as it is much safer to give laxative food, as hot 

 bran mashes, steam rolled oats or some vegetables, in 

 fact anything the animal will eat, i. e., that has food 

 values. It is advisable to apply over the chest the fol- 

 lowing liniment; Aqua Ammonia Fort., four ounces; 

 Turpentine, four ounces ; Raw Linseed Oil, four ounces. 

 Mix and shake well before applying each time over the 

 chest cavity. 



In case the animal is constipated, give rectal injec- 

 tions of soap and warm water containing a few drops of 



Turpentine. 



MANGE 

 (Scabies) 



Cause: Mange is a contagious disease, produced by 

 the presence of a small parasite that varies in length 

 from a fiftieth to a hundredth of an inch, according to 

 the species, of which there are three : Sarcoptes, which 

 generally affects the withers; Symbiotes Communis, af- 

 fecting the • legs, and the Psoroptes Communis, which 

 affects horses about the root of the tail and mane. The 

 latter is the one most commonly found affecting horses. 

 They multiply rapidly and are spread from diseased to 

 healthy horses by their bodies coming in contact with 

 one another, or by corrals, stables, railroad cars, etc., 

 recently occupied by mangy horses. 



Symptoms : The mange mite attacks the skin and pro- 

 duces a thickness of its outer surface, covering it with 

 crusts and scabs, with a consequent loss of hair. In- 

 tense itching accompanies the disease, and affected 

 horses continually bite and rub themselves. 



Psoroptic Mange commences at the root of the tail, 

 or at the root§ of the mane on the neck or withers, and 



