704 THE PEOPLE'S FARM AND STOCK CYCLOPEDIA. 



Or, apply the following twice a day: 



Take Sulphur, 1 ounce. 



Bicarbonate of Soda, ..... 4 ounces. 



Carbolic Acid (pure), ..... 2 drams. 



Olive Oil, 16 ounces. 



Lard, . . . . . . . .16 ounces. 



But, if it has attained the grapy stage, it is sometimes nec- 

 essary to dust the parts with powdered blue vitriol; or, rub 

 them with a stick of nitrate of silver, or even sear them with a 

 red-hot iron, and then treat as above. 



Simple Eczema Humid Tetter. This is a skin dis- 

 ease ; is not contagious, and is not caused by parasites. Mange 

 is contagious, and is caused by parasites ; yet eczema is often 

 mistaken for mange. It is more liable to attack horses that are 

 well fed ; mange attacks horses in poor condition more readily. 



SYMPTOMS. At*first there is a slight dryness about the head, 

 neck, ears, and tail ; then little pimples appear. The animal 

 scratches until the places become sore. The only way to be 

 positively certain whether it is eczema or mange is to examine 

 some of the scabs with a microscope, and if parasites are found 

 it is surely mange ; if parasites are absent it is not mange. 



TREATMENT. It is difficult to effect an entire cure ; for, 

 although seemingly cured, it will frequently return during the 

 following summer. To relieve the itching and irritation, 



Take Corrosive Sublimate, ..... 2 drams. 



Alcohol, ........ 4 drams. 



"Water, 1 pint. 



Or Carbolic Acid (pure.) 1 ounce. 



Water, 1 pint. 



Or Iodine Crystals, ...... 1 ounce. 



Iodide of Potash, ounce. 



Water, ........ 8 ounces. 



None of these should be used on too great an area of the 

 body at one time ; but use on one part one day, and another 

 part the next day, and so on. Also give, internally, 



Iodide of Potosh, 3 drams. 



Or Nitrate of Potash, ...... 4 drams. 



Or Hyposulphite of Soda, 3 drams, 



