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terval of three or four days suffered to elapse before the 

 application of the remaining blisters. The animal's 

 head should be tied up for at least thirty hours after 

 the blister is put on, to prevent his gnawing the part ; 

 but if a cradle round the neck can effect the same pur- 

 pose in cases where other parts are blistered, its use is 

 preferable to tying up the head. 



Sedative. — To allay excitement after a wound, &c. : 

 tincture of aconite, ten to twenty drops, in drench of 

 one pint of water with chill off. 



To make Gruel. — Mix well a pound of oatmeal in a 

 quart of cold water ; put this mixture in a stew-pan 

 containing three quarts of boiling water, stir all well 

 over the fire till it becomes thick, then leave it aside to 

 cool sufficiently to be eatable. 



Disinfectant. — As it will perhaps be useful to any 

 proprietor of horse-flesh, who may unfortunately have 

 had contagious disease in his stables, such as farcy or 

 glanders, to know how premises should be disinfected 

 according to the most approved means, the following 

 recommendations of Government for purifying the holds 

 of ships, during the prevalence of rinderpest, are ap- 

 pended : — 



Suggestions for Disinfecting Holds of Ships. — The 

 Government has issued the following circular to the 

 shipowners and veterinary inspectors of Irish ports. 

 It must not be forgotten that the importation of raw 

 hides is still permitted. 



" 23c? August 1SC5. 

 " The usual means had recourse to for the purpose of disin- 

 fecting the holds of vessels (such as washing and subsequently 

 applying diluted disinfecting solutions, the most generally used 

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