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two or three days repeat the same, and so on, for ten 

 or twelve days. This recipe will effectually destroy all 

 worms in horses. 



No. 83. The Best Spavin Preparation Known. — 

 Spirits turpentine, half ounce, oil origanum half 

 ounce, citric acid, half ounce, oil wormwood half 

 ounce, Spanish fly to thicken, clip the hair, scarify, 

 and apply about the thickness of a piece of note 

 paper, let it remain without touching until it stops 

 running, then carefully wash with soft water and 

 soap. Let the horse remain idle for four weeks. 



l!^o. 84. For the Eye. — Calomel three scruples, 

 olive oil one ounce, belladonna three scruples ; bathe 

 with an eye brush or feather once a day until cured. 



No. 8^. For Windgalls and Soft Puffs. — Oil origa- 

 num four ounces, oil hemlock, one ounce, oil laven- 

 der, one ounce, oil wormwood, two ounces, oil spike, 

 one ounce, sweet oil, eight ounces ; apply to parts 

 affected morning and evening, and rub well with the 

 hand. 



No. 86. For Thrush. — Poultice the foot with turnip 

 poultice for twelve hours, wash clean with warm 

 water, then with a stiff feather apply iodine forte 

 around the frog once a day, for three or four days, 

 after which apply spirits of salts two or three times. 

 In one week the cure is performed. 



No. 87. Hoof Rot. — Get a strong solution of white 

 oak bark, then add equal parts of tobacco and gun- 

 powder, let it stand until you get the strength, bathe 



