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HORSE OINTMENT. 



Melt in a clean vessel, yellow rosin the bize of aa 

 egg ; add bees-wax, same quantity ; half a pound of 

 hog's lard ; two ounces of honey, half a pound com- 

 mon turpeniine, each having been melted before the 

 others are added ; let the whole boil gently, and keep 

 stirring till the turpentine is dissolved ; then take off 

 the kettle and put in two ounces verdigris, finely 

 powdered ; set it on again and give it two or three 

 stirrings; then strain it through a coarse sieve into a 

 clean vessel for use. Throw the dregs away. This 

 is an extraordinary ointment for wounds or bruises in 

 flesh or hoof, broken knees, galled backs, bites, crack- 

 ed heels, mallenders, or when you cut a horse, to heal 

 and keep the flies away. Nothing takes fire out of a 

 burn or scald so soon even in human flesii. It should 

 be kept on hand at all times. 



HORSE MEDICINE. 



Crocus metulorum, phenegreck seed, salt petre, and 

 sulphur, of each a quarter of an ounce ; to be found 

 at the Botanical and other drug shops. This is for 

 one dose, and is excellent for horses in any situation, 

 to revive their strength and spirits, and prevent dis- 

 ease. 



BLIND STAGGERS. 



Simply physicing and keeping the bowels open is 

 best in every case ; but when the pulse is high, or fits 

 occur, bleed in the neck three times a week. Take 

 an ounce of assafcetida, one toaspoonful of salt petre, 

 mix them and give them as a drink three times a week 

 in the morning. Give an injection of meal, water, 

 molasses, and lard, and if needed, assist to remove the 

 hard dung with the hand, or some other soft and 

 harmless instrument. A mash may be given him of 

 bran, sulpliur, saltpetre, sassafras tea, and assafoeti- 

 da ; but give no drink for six hours. If all this an.- 

 swers no purpose after a few days, then take twenty- 

 five grains of calomel, two drachms of opium, one 

 drachm of powdered fennel seed, mixed with some 

 syrup into a ball, and give one in the morning for 3 

 or 4 days. 



It is said that the following treatment, after repeat- 

 ed trials, has proved effectual : 



