CHAPTER IX. 



DISEASES OF THE SKIN. 



1. Warts and Small Growths. 



Some cattle are more subject to warts than others. If 

 the warts have a neck the best way to get rid of them is by 

 tying a small, strong string tightly around the wart, as close 

 to the skin as possible. Leaving the string tied tight on it 

 will stop the blood circulating in the wart and cause it to die 

 and drop off. If the wart is flat and has no neck cut it off 

 with a sharp knife and burn with a stick of caustic potash. 

 Small lumps, or tumors, in the skin are very common in 

 horses and cattle, but are easily got rid of. If a horse, put a 

 twitch on his nose and have one of his front feet held up; if a 

 cow, tie her up solid, cut a hole in the skin over the lump and 

 skin around it, then lift it up and cut it off at the bottom. 

 There is not much danger from bleeding so long as you do 

 not cut into a large vein. For after treatment bathe with 

 lukewarm water twice a day and apply the white lotion after 

 bathing until it heals. 



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 2. Lice. 



They may be cattle lice or hen lice. 



Symptoms. — Constant irritation and rubbing until the 

 hair is off in places is an ever present symptom. The lice 

 may be seen on close examination. Cattle affected with lice 

 do not thrive well. 



Treatment. — The treatment is very simple and cheap. 

 Here is the most effective remedy known if properly used: 



Creolin ■■..% ounce or 2 dessertspoonfuls. 



Water 1 pint. 



Mix, shake well and there is enough in this to go over a 

 cow twice. Before applying give the animal a good brushing 

 with a stiff brush, pour the wash into a flat dish where you 

 can get at it, and with a brush or sponge, dipped in the wash, 

 rub the animal all over. Do this twice a week until the lice 

 are all killed. Twenty cents will buy enough creolin to kill 

 the lice on twenty head of cattle. 



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