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silver, one pound ; Venice turpentine, half a pound ; 

 spirit of turpentine, two ounces. 



These should be rubbed well together for five or six 

 hours, until they are perfectly united. When this is 

 completed, four pounds and a half of lard should be 

 added, and the more rancid it is the better. 



The ointment should be gently but well rubbed in. 



A milder ointment may be used. 



RECIPE.' 



Mild Ointment for Scab. — Take flour of sulphur, a 

 pound; Venice turpentine, four ounces; rancid lard^ 

 two pounds ; strong mercurial ointment, four ounces. 

 Rub them well tosrether. 



This ointment may be used at any time of the year ; 

 but the mercurial ointment is not safe in cold or wet 

 weather. 



In very bad cases the following powerful ointment 

 may be employed : 



RECIPE. 



Take white hellebore, three ounces ; bichloride of 

 ifiercury, two ounces; fish-oil, twelve pounds; resin, six 

 ounces ; tallow, eight ounces. The two first ingredients 

 to be mixed with a part of the oil, and the other ingre- 

 dients to be melted and added. 



LICE, TICKS, AND FLIES. 



Many washes have been invented to destroy these 

 insects, but few of them have perfectly succeeded. That 

 which seems to have the best effect is thus composed : 



RECIPE. 



Arsenical Wash for Sheep Lice.— Take arsenic, two 

 pounds ; soft soap, four pounds. Dissolve in thirty gal- 

 lons of water. 



