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all parts of the body, when glanders will begin to mani- 

 fest itself. 



Treatment. — Give 1 oz. of the sulphate of soda three 

 times a day ; or corrosive sublimate, in 10-grain doses, 

 twice a day ; or nux vomica, in ^-drachm doses, twice a 

 day. Sulphate of copper, in 2-drachm doses, has been 

 used with decided advantao;e. The tumors should be 

 opened and caustic silver or red-hot iron applied to each. 

 MANGE 



This is a disease of the skin, identical with itch in the 

 human family. The hair comes off in spots, which gradu- 

 ally blend together, causing scabby patches : the skin 

 thickens and puckers along the neck. 



Treatment. — Take the horse in the sun and scrub him 

 thoroughly all over with castile soap and water ; then wash 

 him well from head to tail with gas-water, in which put two 

 drachms white hellebore to the gallon. He must now be 

 put into another stall distant from the one in which he has 

 been standing. Thus treated it rarely requires more than 

 one washing to effect a permanent cure. The harness 

 should be thoroughly scrubbed and put away for six or 

 eight weeks. These precautions are necessary to 'success 

 in this otherwise troublesome disease. 

 SURFEIT. 



This is a scurfy eruption all over the body, arising from 

 an impure condition of the blood, causing plethora in one 

 animal, and general debility, etc., in another. The legs 

 swell, the hair is rough and staring, the membrane lining 

 in the nose presents a bluish cast. 



Give the following: Barbadoes aloes, 1 oz. ; nitrate of 

 potassa, 2 drs. ; gentian, 1 dr.; make into a ball with 

 water ; follow this with the following powder : nitrate of 



