«4 THE IMPROVED ART OP FARRIERl. 



scurf being gathered about those parts, and even be- 

 fore any eruption has commenced. When the horse 

 is scratched or examined, on which occasion the short 

 hair at the root frequently comes out, it may be looked 

 upon as suspicious, which a few days will develope,by the 

 appearance of spots of a watery nature on the body, and 

 these shortly turn into scabby patches, devoid of hair. 



Treatment. — ^When the condition of the horse is 

 good, it will hasten the cure to bleed ; but if the 

 animal be poor and ill-conditioned, nutritive food 

 ought to be immediately administered ; which, as de- 

 bility is overcome, will materially advance the cure. 

 The following alterative may be used : — 



Corrosive Sublimate - - 10 grains. 

 Nitre - - - - - 4 drachms 

 Cream of Tartar - - - 4 drachms. 

 This is best administered in a mash nightly. Omtments 

 and washes of various kinds are used by different per- 

 sons. With the above medicine, it will be found effi- 

 cacious to use the following ointment : — 



Flowers of Sulphur - - - 8 ounces, 

 White Hellebore - - - 3 ounces, 

 Hog's Lard _ - _ _ 1 pound, 

 to which you may add a little oil. 



This may be rubbed over the parts affected every 

 second or third day ; and if the horse be well groomed 

 and taken care of, at the same time exercised mo- 

 derately, the cure will be speedy. 



The following is given by Blaine as a most efhca- 

 cious ointment : — 



Finely powdered Arsenic - - 1 drachm, 

 Flowers of Sulphur - - - 6 ounces, 

 Barbadoes Tar - - - half a pouna. 



Train Oil - - . . 6 ounces. 



