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the kidneys fail to depurate the blood, i. e., to take up and carry off the effete 

 or worn out portions of the system, which are, therefore, thrown upon the skin 

 in too great quantities to obtain free escape, and hence, diuretics, such as niter, 

 y^ oz. .dissolved in a little water, and given in its drink night and morning, or 

 an ounce daily of sweet spirits of niter in the same way for a few days, will 

 if taken in hand soon, generally correct the difficulty; but if the horse is not in 

 general good health, a general constitutional treatment, with some of the con- 

 dition powders, care in his feed and grooming, as well as to see he is not again 

 over-heated, will be necessary. Cathartics, however, are not considered as 

 essential in this disease as diuretics. I do not see that any writer upon this 

 subject directs any application to the skin; but I should most positively recom- 

 mend the daily, or twice daily, application of a good stimulating liniment to be 

 well rubbed into the diseased parts of the skin, for I know it will expedite the 

 cure as much as an itch ointment helps to more quickly cure the itch. 



Remarks. — Many is the horse that has been spoiled by hitching into a 

 buggy or wagon and being driven quickly to town, then allowed to stand for 

 hours, often I have seen it till eleven o'clock at night, in a cold, dreary wind, 

 while the driver " gossiped " and "guzzled " in a warm, comfortable room. If 

 this must be done, for humanity's sake put the horse into a comfortable stable. 



1. WARTS ON HORSES OR OTHER STOCK-To Oure.- 

 A farmer writing to one of the papers saj^s: " I had a mare some years ago 

 that had a large wart on her side, where the harness rubbed and kept it sore. 

 In the summer the flies made it worse. To prevent this I put on a good daub 

 of tar, and in a few weeks the wart was killed and disappeared. I have fre- 

 quently tried it since on cattle and horses, and seldom had occasion to make a 

 second application. The remedy is simple and effectual." 



Remarks. — I am not able to see any chemical property in the tar to effect a 

 cure; yet I have not a doubt of the fact, as above g-iven. If this fails in any 

 case apply the following: 



2. Warts, Effectual Cure for, on Horses or Persons.— Take 

 full strength acetic acid, and with a 3-cent camel's hair pencil (brush) just fairly 

 wet the wart all over. A few applications will cure them on man or beast. 

 Don't put on enough to run off the wart upon the skin, to make a sore. 



3. Put 1 oz. of powdered sal-soda (washing soda) in a 2 oz. vial and fill 

 with water, and wet the warts thoroughly with this, is also effectual, by a few 

 applications, in all cases, as with No. 2. A little of this soda in water to soak 

 the feet in, for those who have corns, (which see) will soften up the dead part, 

 and make its removal easy. 



1. WORMS— Successful Remedies.— For the long worm which 

 inhabits the small intestines of the horse, and sometimes find their way into the 

 stomach, a Mr. Rhodes, a farmer near Ann Arbor, Mich., gave me the follow- 

 ing as a certain cure: Burn black ash bark, and give the ashes, in 1 table-spoonful 

 doses, in his feed every morning for 3 mornings, then skip 3, till 9 doses are given. 



Remarks.— BeWamng that the alkali arising from these ashes coming in con- 

 tact with the linings of the stomach, and intestines, will correct the mucus con- 

 dition of these parts, in which the worms find themselves, I give it, expecting 



