260 Diseases of the Horse, 



Whatever remedy is applied, the parts should first be oiled 

 and washed with warm soap and water, to nemove the crusts, 

 dirt and scabs, before the ointment is applied, or otherwise 

 it will not reach the insects, especially the varieties which 

 burrow into the skin. 



As a serviceable mange dressing, Mr. Finlay Dun speaks 

 well of — 



No. 293. Iodine, i oz. 



Iodide of potash, J oz. 



Tar, 1 oz. 



Lard, 8 oz. 



Mix for an ointment. 



No. 294. White hellebore, 



Tobacco, each 2 oz. 



Water, 3 pints. 



Boil, strain, and when cold add a pint of fresh lime water. 



No. 295. Flour of sulphur. 



Oil of turpentine, each 4 oz. 



Tar, 8 oz. 



Wash the parts with soft soap, dry them, and apply the above. 



LICE. 



Poor, half-starved and old animals are very liable to be- 

 come lousy. This is best treated by clipping them, giving 

 them good food and tonics, and washing the skin with a de- 

 coction of stavesacre : — 



No. 296. Powdered stavesacre seed, 2 oz. 



Water, 1 quart, 



Boil for twenty minutes. 



Care should be taken that the animal does not lick this 

 from the skin. 



Horses which are stabled in hen-roosts are liable to be at- 

 tacked with chicken lice, which produce an intense itching, 

 sometimes setting the poor beast nearly frantic. The treat- 

 ment is to remove the chickens, whitewash the stable, and 



