132 DISEASES OF ANIMALS. 



yolk of an egg, given in the morning, fasting, will be 

 aseful. 



Another. Lime-water, or a little powdered lime, in 

 the feed. 



Another. Tar and honey, a table spoonful each ; 

 ball licorice, half the quantity : opium, eight grains ; 

 mix, dissolve and give in a quart of new milk, every 

 other morning, fasting, and feed on smart- weed hay. 



Another. A pound of antimony, four ounces of rosin, 

 eight ounces of sulphur, eight ounces of saltpetre, pow- 

 dered fine and thoroughly mixed. Give half a table 

 spoonful once or twice a week. 



Another. Three quarts of sweet milk and a tea 

 spoonful of oil of vitriol, (sulphuric acid ;) mix with the 

 food. 



Another. The root of blue flag is said to be one of 

 the best remedies. It may be used green or dry. If 

 green, cut it fine ; if dry, pulverize it ; and give with 

 meal or oats, morning and night. Half a table spoonful 

 is a dose. After eating it a few times, horses like it. It 

 IS also good for stallions that have been injured by ex 

 cess in their peculiar line. 



Asafoetida is considered a good ingredient in a medi- 

 cine for the heaves. As it is strong, use only a small 

 quantity. 



DISEASES OF THE URINARY ORGANS. 



Strangury, or difficulty in staling, and suppression ol 

 urine, are great evils that are incident to the urinary 

 organs, and most people, judging from these prominent 

 indications of disease, attribute them all to the same 

 disease, and give the same medicines, which are diuret- 

 ics, that in most cases have an injurious effect, aggra- 

 vating the disorder, and increasing the pain. 



These evils are the result of several diseases, different 

 111 iheir nature, location, causes and remedies ; and we have 

 here arranged them all under one general head, in order 

 to ob\iate the confusion and difficulty that now exist, 

 from a wrong view of the subject. Whether there is a 

 suppression of urine from inflammation of the kidneys, 



