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Barbs or Paps should never be touched by any in- 

 strument ; cooling medicine removes them. 



Lampas. The roof of the mouth may be slightly lanced, 

 or aperient medicine administered, but heated 

 irons should never be applied on account of des- 

 troying the sensibility of the mouth. 



Spasmodic Colic. The horse should be walked about, 

 friction used to the belly. The advice is — two 

 ounce doses of spirit of turpentine, with an 

 ounce of laudanum and spirit of nitrous aether in 

 warm water or gruel. In the event of the above 

 failing, the animal is bled and warm injections 

 are administered. The long continuation of the 

 spasmodic action is liable to produce entangle- 

 ment of the bowels, then the case is hopeless. 



Worms may be cured by small doses of emetic tartar, or 

 calomel with a little ginger being given to the 

 horse half-an-hour before his first meal, and 

 worked off with linseed oil or aloes. 



Catarrh or Cold can be removed by a few mashes and 

 a little medicine. 



Scabby Itchiness on the edge of the eyelid is cured by 

 diluted nitrated ointment of mercury. 



Warts are cut off with the scissors, and the roots touched 

 with lunar caustic. 



Hoof Ointment. The following was given to the author 

 on board the " Australasian " by an old bush- 

 ranger, viz. : — Stockholm, or archangel tar, and 

 mutton suet melted together, to be brushed 

 round the hoof every day. 



Surfeit is often caused by indigestion ; slight bleeding 

 is servicable — good food is indispensable. 



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