140 SORE TONGUE. BIG HEAD. 



* SORE TONGUE. 



Take four ounces sugar of lead, four do. bole am- 

 moniac, eight do. alum, burned. 



The whole to be put in three quarts of good vinegar, 

 and the horse's mouth washed or swabbed two or 

 three times a day, keeping the bit out of the mouth. 

 The above is enough for six horses. 



V 



[fTIOM the AMERICAN FARMER.] 



BIG HEAD. 



I HAVE noticed several essays in your valuable paper, 

 the " American Farmer," on the subject of " big head 

 in norses^^ and as I have never seen any description 

 of this disease, or any cure recommended, I will 

 endeavour to communicate what my limited experience 

 on that subject has taught me : 



About twelve years ago the disease made its ap- 

 pearance in this neighbourhood, and before a remedy 

 was found out, many losses were sustained, by the 

 deatli of the horses which were diseased. One of my 

 neighbours lost horses to the value of six or seven 

 thousand dollars, among them some of the best blood- 

 ed mares and colts. I lost one onlv, and the first and 

 only one, a brood mare, which had it about that time. 

 Various appHcations were made to cure it, such as 

 driving in spirits of turpentine by rubbing the parts 

 aiTected, and holding a red hot iron near the place ; 



