[168] 



up in a tow cloth that has been dipped in the following 

 mixture : 



Oxide copper 4 oz. 



Arsenic } oz. 



Acetic acid 3 oz. 



Honey 8 oz. 



Or the foot may be smeared with the following mixture : 



Powdered blue vitriol 1 R). 



Verdigris J R). 



Linseed oil 1 pt. 



Pine tar 1 qt. 



This will stick to the foot, and is very effective. 



The digital canal should be kept open. Another method 

 is the following, which can be more easily applied, especially 

 where many are affected : 



Procure a tub sufficiently large for two sheep to stand in 

 it; pour into the tub a saturated solution of blue vitriol and 

 water, as hot as can be endured by the hand for only a mo- 

 ment. Have the liquor about four inches deep, and keep it 

 at that depth by frequent additions of the hot solution. As 

 soon as a sheep's feet are pared put him in the tub, and 

 hold him there by the neck; get another ready and stand 

 him by the side of the first. After the first has stood in 

 the tub about five minutes, take him out and replace him 

 by another, and so on till the whole flock have been gone 

 through, with. I have always found this remedy effect a 

 perfect cure. The hot liquid penetrates to every cavity of 

 the loot, and, doubtless, has a more decisive effect than is 

 produced by merely wetting them. Twelve pounds of 

 vitriol is sufficient for one hundred sheep. 



PELT ROT. 



This is a disease of the skin, as the name implies. It 

 causes the premature falling off of the wool in the spring of 

 the year. 



