HORSE SENSE. 207 



BAD THRUSH. 



Barbadocs tar i ounce 



Ail of turpentine i ounce 



Oil vitriol i drachm 



Mix the first two carefully and then add the vitriol. The parts should 

 be carefully cleansed and then the remedy applied. Should be used about 

 every third day until the offensive smell has disappeared, and looks gen- 

 erally better. 



FOR SPLINT. 



Camphorated spirits of wine 2 ounces 



Oil of turpentine Yz ounce 



Oil oraganum Yi ounce 



Mix and apply to the afifected parts night and morning for a few 

 days, or until a moisture is noticed and then wait a few days and then 

 repeat. 



FOR ITCHING HUMOR. 



Oil tar 2 ounces 



Oil turpentine 2 ounces 



Seal oil 2 ounces 



Alix and apply to the itching places once every second day for two 

 or three times and then wash. Repeat if necessary. 



LICE ON HORSES. 



All young horses that do not appear to be doing well, even on good' 

 feed, should be carefully examined in the bright sunlight, by parting the 

 hair on the shoulders, side of the body, along the back, under the mane, 

 and about the root of the tail, for the presence of lice. If found, take 

 a whisp broom, dip it in an open dish or pan containing kerosene, whip^ 

 oflf the surplus kerosene, and draw or brush along the back, shoulders- 

 and sides of the horse, without wetting the hair excessively. Repeat 

 in two weeks to kill the newly hatched crop, as the first application wiH 

 not kill the nits. In cold weather, gasoline will answer a better purpose, 

 from its rapid evaporation, and is generally preferable to kerosene or 

 insect powder. 



COLLAR AND SADDLE GALLS. 



Wash thoroughly with castile or tar soap and warm soft water, rub- 

 bing the soap well into the parts afifected, handling gently, and allow the 

 lather to remain until dry; then apply any simple astringent wash, such as 

 a decoction of oak bark, witch hazel, etc. Fifteen parts of glycerine with 

 one part of carbolic acid is also effective. Twenty grains of sulphate 

 of zinc in an ounce of water is a very good application. 



CARRIAGE TOP DRESSING. 



Oil sassafras Y2 ounce 



Gum camphor Y2 ounce 



Lamp black 1/ ounce 



Rosin xY ounces 



Gum shellac 3 ounces 



Wood alcohol i pint 



Mix and use with a brush, keep well corked and shake before using. 

 The shellac should be first cut with the alcohol, then add the gum 



