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Dressing for Mange in Horses, suggested by the 



Veterinary Department of the Board of 



Agriculture and Fisheries 



Ingredients. — Lime, powdered sulphur and water in the 

 proportions indicated below. 



A convenient quantity for a large establishment to 

 make up at a time would be 9 lb. lime and 18 lb. sulphur. 



Method of Preparation. — Shake the lime and make into 

 a thick paste with the sulphur. Place the mixture in a 

 strong cloth, tie the ends and suspend in a boiler contain- 

 ing ten gallons of water so that the water completely 

 covers the contents of the cloth. The cloth must not 

 touch the sides or bottom of the boiler, as otherwise the 

 cloth may be burned and its contents escape. Boil for 

 two hours, then remove the cloth, taking care that none 

 of its contents escape into the water, and throw the solids 

 away. Make up to ten gallons again with additional 

 water and put the liquid into a tight drum or barrel. 



Application 



For preventive. — Dilute the fluid with ten times the 

 amount of water, i.e., one and a half pints of the fluid to 

 every two gallons of water, and apply with a spray to all 

 parts of the horse's body. 



For affected horses. — Dilute the fluid with eight times 

 the amount of water, i.e. two pints of the fluid to every 

 two gallons of water, and apply with a spray to all parts 

 of the horse's body. 



Quantity used. — Two gallons of the diluted fluid is 

 sufficient to treat one large horse.. 



Lice 



Horses and mules, also asses, are not uncommonly 

 affected with lice, the horse- louse being a most troublesome 

 pest. The horse-louse {hcematopinus equi) has a narrow 

 head and long trunk-like sucking tubes, with three legs 



