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the stump, as it is not only disinfecting and healing, but 

 keeps away the flies. 



Of local applications to foul claw there are many, as : — 



No. 357. Oil of turpentine. 



Lard, of each 4 oz. 



Powdered sulphate of copper, 1 oz. 



Melt together the lard and turpentine and add the copper. 



No. 358. Carbolic acid, 1 drachm. 



Water, 6 oz. 



Apply by a brush or feather, and cover with a piece of tow wet with 

 it. 



No. 359. Chloride of zinc, 10 to 20 grains. 



Water, 1 oz. 



Use as the last. 



Saturated solutions of alum, or of sulphate of copper, or 

 the sulphate in crystal, or the pencil of nitrate of silver, may 

 also be used to remove the diseased slough. Mr. Youatt's 

 suggestion of a poultice mixed with one-fourth oil of tur- 

 pentine is useful where it is difficult to cleanse the hoof. 



LICE, TICKS, AND OTHEE VERMIN. 



Cattle, cows and calves, especially when in poor condition, 

 are very subject to attacks of several species of lice, and as 

 these pests propagate with incredible rapidity, they infect 

 other stock as well as the stables and barns. Hence, no time 

 should be lost in attacking them vigorously ; and at the 

 same time the cattle are treated, the stables should be thor- 

 oughly cleaned and whitewashed, and the posts, stones and 

 other scratching places be painted with crude petroleum or 

 gas tar. 



On a previous page (260) we have suggested various 

 remedies for lice in horses, any of which may also be used 

 in cattle. None, however, of a poisonous character should 

 be used on these latter animals on account of their habit of 

 licking themselves, and each other. A useful wash, and a 

 justly popular one, is a strong decoction of tobacco leaves, 



