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had cured many bad cases with it. The above, without cantharides, put into 1 

 qt. of alcohol, will make a splendid liniment for man or beast, for general put' 

 poses. Next I will give you the one spoken of in No. 7, of ringbones, Califor- 

 nia cure, which see. 



2. Horseman's Hope Liniment— A Cure for Sweeny (" Cali- 

 fornian").— I will give it in his own words: " Ninety-eight per cent, alcohol 

 1 qt. ; 4 ozs. origanum oil, of best quality; 2 ozs. hemlock oil, pure; 2 ozs. sas 

 safras oil, pure; add the oils and stand till cut (they will cut, or dissolve, by 

 shaking, immediately); then add the following: 8 ozs. aqua ammonia, strong; 

 4 ozs. gum camphor; 4 ozs. castile soap, shaved and dissolved in a little hot 

 water; then add the whole to the alcohol and it is fit for use. I have cured 

 Sweenys on 3 or 4 occasions with the above by applying and immediately cover- 

 ing the parts with a heavy woolen blanket. " 



Remarks.— I do not think Mr. iMcClane [see No. 7 of Ringbones for expla- 

 nation] intends to be understood that one application would cure, but that to 

 continue its use a reasonable time daily would do it, of which I have not a 

 doubt. Still, I think it a good plan in all cases to lift up the skin, by means of 

 the thumbs and fingers, to break it loose, as it were, from its attachments to the 

 muscles for the first few applications. Some persons, you will see in the next 

 recipe, claim this " lifting up of the skin " and allowing it to fill with air will 

 cure the disease. I cannot say that it will, but I know the breaking up of the 

 attachment will help the cure by its stimulating the muscles and blood vessels 

 of the shoulder to increased action, and the admission of the air will undoubt- 

 edly cause an irritation, and thus help the stimulation. 



Sweeny, Simple and Certain Cure for.— A. TV. Baird, of Gibson, 

 m., writes to one of the papers m answer to an inquiry for a cure for tliis dis- 

 ease, saying: "The cure is short, easy, sure and simple. It is this: With the 

 forefinger and thumb of the left hand pull up the skin on the shoulder, pretty 

 well up on the shrunk place; then with the small blade of a penknife make an 

 incision through one side of the skin that is pulled up. Then with both hands 

 raise up the skin around the incision, and it will fill with air. Fill the shrunk 

 place full; let your horse stand a few days, or run on pasture; he will soon be 

 well; it is a certain cure." 



Remarks. — It strikes me that there would be more certainty of filling with 

 air if a goosequill was passed just through the orifice in the skin and then 

 inflated to its full extent by blowing. I will give one more, the oil, made with 

 angle-worms, taken from the veterinary department of the Post and Ti-ibune, 

 and will also remark that angle-worm oil has been considered valuable also foi 

 stiff joints, rheumatism, etc. The additions to this will make it so much bettei 

 than without them. It is as follows: 



4. " Oil for Sweeny.— Dig and wash clean angle worms to make 1 pi, 

 and put them into a suitable bottle, adding salt, by weight, 1 oz. ; spirits of tur 

 pentine and sassafras oil, each, 1 oz. Hang in the sun until the worms are dis 

 solved, then strain and add oils of spike, hemlock and cedar and gum camphor, 

 each, 2 ozs. ; best alcohol, 1 pt. Shake and bathe the shoulder night and mom 

 Ing. If it blisters, or gives too much pain, rub on a little lard oil (or lard)," 



