FAEOT.] 



THE HOESE, AND 



LTFAEOT. 



of twelve months, and sometimes terminates 

 in glanders. When the lungs are not touched, 

 a cure is sometimes effected by such treatment. 

 If the disease is purely local, as when the buds 

 are on the legs only, indicating that it is con- 

 fined to the lymphatics of the skin, the disease 

 may be reduced ; but if the poison has got 

 into the system, a perfect cure may, in general, 

 be despaired of The probability, however, of 

 expelling the disease will depend upon the 

 circumstance of its being local or constitu- 

 tional ; and, if the latter, to what extent the 

 system has been affected by it. Should the 

 membrane of the nose have become at all 

 ulcerated, or the membranes lining the bones 

 of the head, have begun to secrete and dis- 

 charge a disagreeable matter, the chances are 

 a hundred to one of succeeding in a cure. 



If the horse should be in tolerable condition 

 he should be immediately bled, according to 

 strength, size, and constitution ; and the fol- 

 lowing ball given to him : — 



Cape Aloes 8 drachms. 



Ginger 1 do. 



Form with soft soap. 



Treat as directed in administering doses of 

 physic. Should the farcy buds diminish, or 

 no increase take place in those which are 

 formed, give a second dose of medicine, and 

 treat as before. The next thing to be done is 

 to lay the farcy buds open. These will be 

 found principally on the inside of the hind leg, 

 frequently down the neck, in the line of the 

 jugular vein, along the back, and frequently 

 on the face. When found in this last, the cure 

 is always doubtful. Some persons open the 

 buds with a lancet, and apply the actual cautery, 

 to destroy at once by fire what is imagined 

 cannot be done any other way : but objection 

 has been taken to this mode of treatment. 

 It is better first to open all the abscesses with 

 a lancet, after squeezing out the matter, which 

 must be exceedmgly carefully done, for the 

 pain the horse experiences when undergoing 

 this operation makes him very fidgetty ; and 

 it is sometimes attended with great danger. 

 After all the matter is cleared away from the 

 sores, a little sulphate of zinc should be applied 

 to each of the opened buds. This application 

 will be found highly beneficial on first opening 

 the buds. If this has been done in the morn- 

 ing, let it be agaiu repeated at night ; then ou 

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the morrow, wash the sores well with the fol- 

 lowing lotion. 



Extract of Saturn .■..,.: 2 ozs. 



Spirits of Wine, camphorated . . 8 do. 



White Wine Vinegar 1 pint. 



Mix well together, and keep it close stopped 

 for use ; then take of — 



Prepared Antimony . . , . . 1 lb. 



Sulphur « . 12 ozs. 



Cream of Tartar. ...... 8 do. 



Incorporate well in a mortar, and divide into 

 twenty equal parts, giving one part every 

 night in his corn, first sprinkling with water 

 to insure the adhesion of the powders. This 

 proportion is meant for the distemper in its 

 mildest state, when the buds have made their 

 first appearance. 



Should the distemper be in a more advanced 

 stage, bleeding should be repeated, in a proper 

 time and in a moderate degree ; and upon the 

 scabs or eschars peeling from the buds, they 

 should be occasionally washed well with the 

 following : — • 



Corrosive Sublimate .... 2 drachms 



British Brandy ^ pint. 



White Wine Vinegar .... 1 do. 



Tinct. Myrrh and Aloes ... 2 ozs. 



Water ^ pint. 



First dissolve the sublimate in the brandy, 

 then add the other articles, and shake well 

 together: or, take 



Sugar of Lead 1 oz. 



Sulphate of Zinc ..... 1 do. 



White Wine Vinegar .... 1 pint. 



Water | do. 



Mix together. 



Tor internal medicines, an immense number 

 have been tried, and some with excellent 

 effect ; but the variety being great, the right 

 one is not at all times chosen. The following 

 formula, however, has been found excellent. 



Form into a convenient-sized ball, with linseed meaJ 

 and soft soap. 



