PART VI. 



ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. 

 {Alphabetically arranged. ) 



BITE BY DOG. Apply lunar caustic (nitrate of silver) freely 

 and after three days remove the scab, and again caustic. 



BITE BY SNAKE or SCORPION. Treat as for dog-l)ite, or 

 give half ounce hartshorn diluted with water internally and rub 

 hartshorn in on the part bitten. For scorpion stings an excellent 

 remed}^ for both human beings and animals, is the root of the 

 common weed caWed chirchirra in Hindustani {achyranthes nspera) 

 macerated in water, applied to the part stung and a small quan- 

 tity to be drunk in water. Tf this be done t|uickly, it stops the 

 usual agony in half an hour. 



BITES and STINGS BY WASP, HORNET, or other insects. 

 Apply spirit of turpentine mixed Avith equal quantity of lauda- 

 num. A plug of chewed tobacco applied instantly to any part 

 stung will alleviate the pain. If a horse's eyelids are swollen and 

 tender from frequent insect-bites, laurel water, appli'^d with 

 a sponge two or three times a week, is a good preventiA e. 



BLOWS and BRUISES require hot fomentations ; a wineglass- 

 ful of arnica or spirits to half a bucket of water, for half an 

 hour at a time, repeated at intervals of three hours. This may 

 cause temporary swelling, but affords more permanent rdief than 

 cold applications. If a bit of skin be knocked off anynhere, 

 smearing the spot with Friar's Balsam will stop the bleeding and 

 effect a cure. 



BOTS. The bot-fly [Gasterophilus equi) has an unpleasant 

 habit of depositing its eggs, generally in the autumn, on the chest 

 and fore-legs of a horse, so that he may lick them up, with his 

 tongue and pass them into his intestines, where they will germi- 

 nate and ultimately crawl out of the anus. The eggs, Mhich are 

 small and of reddish yellow colour, should be looked for and 

 removed by hand. Another sort called Jistrus equi remains in 

 the stomach, but is more known in Europe than in India. 



BROKEN BONES. It is best for the horse to destrov it at 

 once. If, however, professional assistance can be procured within 



