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FARMERS' REGISTER. 



[No. 10 



Btract as murli blood as in the latter complaint, 

 nor is the sheep's skin requisite : its most preva- 

 lent symptom is a frequent emission of a small 

 quantity oi' urine, which being of an acrimonious 

 nature, causes acute pain. 



Broken Knees.— The best application to bro- 

 ken knees, is a larcre poultice, until the inflamma- 

 tion be completely removed : alter which the in- 

 jured part may be covered with a paste made of 

 equal parts of powdered alum and pipeclay, vvith^ 

 sufficient water to reduce it to the consistence of 

 cream. This should be bound on, and surt'ered to 

 remain for two days, when it may be renewed. 

 Should there be any flap of skin, it is to be cut 

 off'; for, being bruised, it will rarely unite. Gun- 

 powder and hog's lard, or tar ointment, (made by 

 boiling together equal parts ot tar and tallow,) 

 may be used to promote the growrh of hair. 



Bruises should always be poulticed, or foment- 

 ed with hot water. A towel dipped in greasy 

 water, is a good application. 



Galls. — When a horse is galled by the saddle 

 or harness, or when he is chafed between the 

 arm and chest, an accident which frequently hap- 

 pens in travelling through muddy roads, the fol- 

 lowiniT lotion will be found serviceable : 



Sulphate of zinc, 

 Super- acetate of lead, 

 Water 



1 ounce 

 1 ounce 

 1 quart. 



Strains. — The best method of preventing the 

 inflammation attendant upon a strain is immedi- 

 ately on the receipt of the injury, to bleed and 

 wrap the injured part in a large poulti.'e. The 

 horse should then be physicked and kept to a low 

 diet. Some people, instead of poultices, employ 

 cold applications: as 



Super-acetate of lead, 



Vinegar, 



Water, 



1 ounce. 

 4 ounces. 

 1 pint. 



Lampas. — This is a swelling of the roof of the 

 mouth, and is caused by cutting the grinding teeth. 

 It is a common practice with farriers to burn the 

 swollen part with a hot iron; a cruel and unnecessa- 

 ry operation, arising from ignorance of the causes 

 producing the complaint. If any thing be done 

 to it, the swelling may be rubbed with salt, or a 

 solution of alum; but the best thino: is to keep the 

 horse on mashes or other soft Ibod for a lew days, 

 when nature will effect a cure. 



The tbilowing prescriptions will be found use- 

 ful on many common occasions : 



Their eff'ect is the same as the poultice; each 

 tending to reduce inflammation. On the whole, 

 we are inclined to give the preference to the poul- 

 tice. When a strain is neglected lor some time, 

 and the inflammation had gone off', bleeding will 

 be improper. Blistering, and, in some cases, firing 

 must be resorted to. There are several sons of 

 strains; as strains of the back sinews, of the pas- 

 tern joint, of the shoulder, loins, hif), &c.; but our 

 limits do not permit us to aive a detailed account 

 of their ditferent symptoms. The rationale of 

 their treatment is in all cases the same. 



Teeth. — Sometimes the grindinsr teeth of horses 

 become worn in such a way as to wound the in- 

 side of the cheek, and prevent the mastication of 

 their Ibod. In such cases, the edires should be 

 filed down, and the wounded cheek rubbed with 

 salt. 



Strangles. — This is a disorder which happens 

 to horses between their third and fifth year. It 

 consists in an inflammation ol' the tonsils, termi- 

 nating in an abscess under the jaws, and, when 

 it occiurs at grass, is generally of a mild nature. 

 The swelling should be poulticed until it breaks 

 or becomes suihciently ripe to be opened with a 

 lancet. When the "throat is very sore, some 

 blisterinir liniment should be rubbed in, and, in 

 severe cases, where inflammation of the lungs is 

 apprehended, bleeding is requisite. The horse 

 should be kept in a cool place. 



Cordial diuretic ball. 



Common turpentine, ... 



Hard soap, . . . - . 

 Powdered y;inger, . . . - 

 Do. alli^pice, - . - - - 

 Liquorice powder enough to form a ball. 



Diuretic powder. 



Powdered rosin, 

 Nitre, 



Stomachic bull. 



Powdered gentian. 

 Do. gingi-r, . . . - 

 Do. allspice, - - - - 

 Carbonate of soda. - 

 Treacle enough to form a ball. 



Or, 



Powdered cascarilia. 



Myrrh, 



Ginger, . - - - - 



Castile soap, - - - - 

 Syrup enough to form a ball. 



Or, 



Powdered columbo root. 

 Do. cassia, . . . - 

 Do. rhubarb, . . - - 

 Syrup enough to form a ball. 



Cordial drench. 



Good old beer or mild ale. 

 Grated ginger. 



3 drachms. 

 3 drachms. 

 1 drachm. 

 1 drachm. 



4 drachms. 

 4 diachms. 



3 drachms. 

 ^ a draclim. 

 ^ a drachm. 

 1 drachm. 



2 drachms. 

 1 drachm. 

 J a drachm. 

 1 drachm. 



J an ounce 

 1 drachm. 

 3 drachms. 



1 pint. 

 1 drachm. 



Expectorant ball. 



Gnm ammoniac, .... 2 ounces. 



Powdered squills, . - - - 1 ounce. 



Do. opium. i ounce. 



Do. ginger", 2 ounces. 



Balsam of sulphur, - - - - 4^ ounces. 



Castile soap, - - - - - 2 ounces. 



To be divided into twelve balls, and one to be 

 given every morning and evening, in cases of 

 severe cough, the bowels having been previous- 

 ly emptied by physic. 



Friar''s balsam. 



Benzoin, 



Storax balsam (storax) 



Balsam of tolu, 



Aloes, 



Rectified spirit, 



li oinice. 



1 ounce. 

 A ounce. 



2 drachms. 

 1 pint. 



