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more scrapings from the areas which are affected. The 

 material that is thus obtained is placed in a test tube, 

 boiled with caustic potash and then centrifugahsed, 

 the sediment being placed on a sHde and examined with 

 a lower-powered microscope. This, however, is a matter 

 for the expert. 



The irritation which the parasites produce on the skin 

 leads to the formation of vesicles or minute bhsters, in 

 other words, to the formation of eczematous sores on the 

 skin aggravated by rubbing, etc. 



The Parasitic Mange Order for 191 1 and 1918 is appended 

 as it contains information which will be useful to the 

 reader. In addition to it the rules to be followed for the 

 prevention and cure of mange in horses are also attached, 

 together with the treatment as recommended by the 

 Board of Agriculture and Fisheries. 



All mangy horses should be clipped irrespective of the 

 season of the year and then singed, thorough singeing being, 

 in the writer's opinion, of the utmost importance, a remark 

 which is equall}^ applicable when horses are troubled 

 with Hce. After clipping and singeing and hogging 

 the mane and tail the animal should be washed with hot 

 water and soda, to which some antiseptic may, with 

 advantage, be added. After the horse is dry it should be 

 dressed with a lime and sulphur dressing prepared accord- 

 ing to the prescription attached, as per leaflet of the 

 Board of Agriculture and Fisheries. 



Lime and sulphur lotion, as a remedy for mange, is a 

 very old one, and was employed by the writer more than 

 five and twenty years since for this purpose. Very 

 thorough application of the dressing is absolutely indis- 

 pensable, and it is equally essential that the dressing 

 should be applied warm. It takes about two gallons of 

 fluid for each horse. Lime and sulphur lotion makes the 

 hands very sore, so that gloves should be worn to prevent 

 this. Repetition of the dressing at frequent intervals is 

 very necessary, therefore the writer recommends that 



