214 Diseases of the Horse, 



No. 229. Tar, 4 oz. ^ 



Nitric acid, sufficient. 



Pour the nitric acid on the tar, rapidly stirring the mixture until 

 active effervescence ensues. For a local application. 



Another preparation which he praises for the same trou- 

 ble is — 



No. 230. Nitrate of potash, 



Oil of turpentine, 



Sulphuric acid, each, 2 oz. 



Vinegar, 1 pint. 



Mix together, and then add as much sulphate of copper as it will dis- 

 solve, and apply locally. 



For the bad odor a chloride of lime ointment is effect- 

 ual — 



No. 231. Chloride of lime, 3 to 6 ozs. 



Lard, 1 lb. 



Mix and apply to the parts. This also has the advantage, in summer, 

 of keeping the flies away from the excoriations. 



An American authority recommends — 



No. 232. Sulphate of copper, 1 oz. 



Water, 

 Whisky, of each, 1 pint. 



Dissolve the vitriol in the water, then add the whisky. Apply tlireQ 

 times a day, bandaging the part afterward. . 



