400 TRICK HORSES. 



paragraph over, desist from pursuing such a 

 course of conduct toward horses, and ere long 

 the time will come when there will be no need 

 to apply the remedy — elsewhere found — to edu- 

 cate the horse that is bad to catch in the field. 



HIDE BOUND. 



This condition of the skin is usually produced 

 by any derangement of system. Medicine of an 

 alterative character is here indicated. The most 

 successful remedy is sulphur, pulverized, 8 oz. ; 

 nitrate of potassa, pulverized, 3 oz. ; black anti- 

 mony, pulverized, 2 oz. ; sulphate of iron, 4 oz. 

 Mix well together, and give one tablespoonful 

 twice a day. 



Another good remedy : 



Take saltpetre, 4 oz. ; crude antimony, i oz. ; 

 sulphur, 2 oz. Both the saltpetre and antimony 

 should be finely pulverized, then add the sulphur, 

 and mix well together. Dose : tablespoonful of 

 the mixture in bran mash daily. 



