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Mix well together. Used externally for dry, angry- 

 looking sores. An excellent healing ointment. 



Purging Ball 



Pulverized aloes, from five to eight drams, according 

 to size of horse. Mix it with molasses and add pul- 

 verized ginger root to make a stiff dough, wrap it in 

 oiled tissue paper and give as a ball. The horse should 

 have bran mashes for two or three meals previously to 

 giving this ball. Aloes is also used as a tonic medi- 

 cine (see page 430). 



Abortion. Burn or bury deep the foetal calf and 

 membranes. Clean and disinfect the stall, and isolate 

 the cow from other pregnant cows. Wash out the 

 uterus and vagina with a solution of one part of creolin 

 to 100 parts of water as long as there is any discharge. 

 Do not breed healthy cows to infected bulls. Page 374. 



Abscesses. Poultice the part, or bathe with hot 

 water, until pus can be detected ; then open at the most 

 dependent part, to give free drainage. Wash out with 

 warm water and use antiseptics, such as one part of 

 carbolic acid in 30 parts of water. Inject once daily, 

 keep the part clean and the hair greased below the 

 wound. Page 166. 



Afterbirth ( retained ) . Wind the free part on a 

 stick, oil or soap the hand and arm, and, holding the 



*For lists of diseases of the various animals, see Index. 



