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Bleeding, then, is indispensable — one time in a moderate 

 case, and twice in an extreme one. Three quarts will be 

 about the average quantity of blood to be taken, which should 

 be from the neck vein. If a second bleeding is resorted to, 

 it should be ten days after the first. 



Anoint the entire mangy surface with the mercurial salve, 

 applying it with a little mop or rag, and rub it in thor- 

 oughly. Use as small a quantity of salve as can be made to 

 effect the purpose intended, which is to spread a thin coat- 

 ing of it over the entire skin. As a general thing, one ap- 

 plication will be enough. If it is necessary to repeat it, 

 however, wash off the mangy surface with strong soap and 

 water, and, as soon as the skin is dry, apply the salve again, 

 as before. 



Another remedy is to make a salve by using equal parts 

 of the corrosive liniment, sulphur, and lard. These, well 

 mixed, and applied as directed in the last paragraph for the 

 mercurial salve, will effectually kill the mange. The corro- 

 sive liniment should be well shaken before being turned out. 

 It will be better to use a very little of this ointment and rub 

 it in thoroughly, than to apply a much larger quantity with- 

 out the rubbing. 



The next step in the treatment will be to give the old and 

 reliable remedy, sulphur and resin. A quarter of a pound 

 of sulphur and two ounces of very finely pulverized resin 

 will constitute the dose. Give this every third day, for a 

 period of twelve or fifteen days. 



After this, the best medicine will be that furnished by a 

 good, green pasture, which will do more to "bring out" a 

 mangy horse than any thing else in the world. At night put 

 him up in a dry, clean stable, and let him have plenty of oats 

 or chop-feed. Poverty has been the cause of the mischief. 

 You should labor to improve his condition and flesh. Fill 

 out his flabby, puckered skin with sound, healthy muscle, 

 and mange will disappear. It can not live and flourish in 

 connection with proper care and a good condition of the 

 horse. 



