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made up of one part of creosote, and eight parts of olive oil, answers 

 well, as also do preparations of iodine. For persistent cases, solutions 

 of corrosive sublimate, or sulphate of copper, have good effects, as has 

 also a mixture of spirits of tar, whale oil, sulphur, and hellebore. 

 (See Appendix.) 



679. Fly Maggots. — In close muggy summer weather, sheep, 

 particularly in the vicinity of woods, are frequently infested by 

 maggots, the result of being " blown " or " struck " by the blow fly 

 depositing its eggs, and the larvae developing m the soft, wet, dirty 

 parts of the body, especially round the base of the tail. When the 

 animal is seen to be affected it should be got hold of at once, the wool 

 clipped off" if necessary, and the parts dressed with corrosive 

 sublimate solution, (one drachm dissolved in a pint of water), or with 

 Little's phenyle, (one part in thirty of water). 



680. This latter preparation answers well in many cases without 

 clipping off the wool ; whilst a bath of one part phenyle, to 80 or 100 

 parts of soft water, is a capital dressing for Fleas on the dog, or 

 Ticks [Plate XXXVII., Nos. 1 and 2) on the sheep, being safe to use, 

 and also improving the hair and wool. 



681. Lice (Plate XXXVII. , Nos. 3, 4, 5, 6).— These troublesome 

 parasites are hatched from tiny eggs, and seem to be of three kinds : — 

 1st, large dark brown ; 2nd, small red coloured ; and 3rd, yellow. 

 They attack the cow more frequently than the horse, and are chiefly 

 seen during the winter months infesting the stall-fed animal, 

 particularly if in a poor condition, in fact, they seem to be the great 

 friends of poverty. The parts the}- most frequent are the head, neck, 

 brisket, along the spine, and the root of the tail. The best dressing I 

 have found, is half to one oz. powdered staves-acre put into a quart of 

 boiling water, and left to stand for 12 hours. This quantity is 

 sufficient for one animal, and should be applied to the infested areas, 

 repeating the wash in ten days, or a fortnight's time. A tablespoonful 

 of soft soap added to the mixture, improves it very much. Mercurial 

 ointments, arsenical sheep dips, and tobacco washes, are to be strongly 

 condemned, as I have seen large numbers of cattle poisoned by their 

 use in such cases. 



