SCAB, OR ITCIT. 5/7 



Remedies. — A variety of means have been adopted for 

 the cure of this disease, and it has been remarked that 

 sheep which have been smeared seldom or ever are attacked 

 by it. No other specific has been found so effectual as pre- 

 parations of mercury ; and it may be eradicated by external 

 applications, unless it has become constitutional; and when 

 this is the case, internal remedies must be resorted to. The 

 following ointment has been found an excellent remedy : — 

 Strong mercurial ointment 6 pounds. 

 Spirit of turpentine . 3 gills, 

 Hogs' lard, tallow, or butter 6 pounds. 

 The hogs' lard, or butter must be first melted, and poured 

 over into a vessel ; then add the mercurial ointment, stirring 

 them well together until properly incorporated, and all 

 cloudiness disappears, when the mixtui'e will be of a uni- 

 form pale grey colour. The turpentine must then be added, 

 and the whole stirred together until the ointment is tho- 

 roughly mixed, and then pour it into a large flat dish, 

 that it may cool rapidly, so that the mercury may not sink 

 to the bottom, to prevent which the mixture should be 

 stirred until cold. 



The following preparation has also been found effectual, 

 and is considerably cheaper than the preceding : — 

 Corrosive sublimate, finely 



powdered . . 8 ounces, 



Train-oil . . . 6 gallons. 

 Resin .... 2 pounds. 

 Tallow ... 2 pounds. 



Let the corrosive sublimate be put into a vessel with a pound 

 of the tallow, and when warm, let them be well stirred to- 

 gether, and then the rosin added, which, when melted, will 

 keep the corrosive sublimate suspended. When these are 

 well incorporated by means of stirring, the remainder of the 



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