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mentioned, the cheapest and favorite one, and the one we use 

 mostly is the creolin, which will cost about two or three cents, and 

 acts as well as any. The way to apply the lotion is first to take a 

 fine brush and brush all the dust out of the skin and then apply 

 the wash by rubbing; it all over the affected skin with a sponge or 

 cloth. Do this twice a day until he stops rubbing himself. 



NETTLE RASH (SURFEIT). 



Causes. — This is generally caused from feeding hot and over- 

 ripe food, or giving a drink of cold water when the animal is 

 heated, or from overheating the animal by driving him too 

 fast. 



Symptoms. — Small pimples will appear in the skin around the 

 head, neck and shoulders, but may affect the skin in other parts of 

 the body. This disease is noticed at all times of the year. 



Treatment. — Give the animal a physic drench consisting of 



Bitter Aloes 8 to 10 drams. 



Ginger 1 tablespoouful. 



Common Soda 1 " 



Mix in a pint of luke warm water and give as a drench, 



allow the animal to stand in the stable the next day, feed on soft 



food, and follow up after this with the following powder : 



Ground Gentian Root J pound. 



Sulphur I " 



Nitrate of Potash or Saltpetre ^ " 



Mix thoroughly together and give a teaspoonful twice a day 



on his tongue with a spoon until the pimples disappear. 



WARTS. 



Warts are thickenings or growths on the skin. 



Causes. — It is difficult to say what is the cause, but some 

 animals seem to be more inclined to warts than others, and they 

 may be found on any part of the body. 



Treatment. — If the warts have a neck to the.m they are easy 

 got rid of by what is known as cording them, that is tying a 

 small, strong cord on the wart as close to the skin as you can tie 

 it ; by tying it very light it will stop the circulation of the blood in 

 the wart and cause it to die and fall off in a short time. If they 

 have a large neck and you cannot cord them cut them off with a 

 sharp knife or scissors, and burn them a little with caustic potash, 

 which will kill the roots and stop them from growing again. 

 They are also nicely taken off with an ecraseur, if you have one. 



