386 Diseases of Sheep, 



are apt' to become absorbed, and lead to congestion of the 

 lungs, and other poisonous effects. A New York breeder of 

 experience recommends — 



!No. 432. Soda, carbonate of, 6 lbs. 



Water, 6 gallons. 



Heat to a boiling point, and add — 



Oil of tar, 2 gallons. 



Add hot water sufficient for one hundred sheep. 



His general rule is to dilute the spirit of tar ^\^th twelve 

 times its bulk of water. 



The following dip is popular in France. It is efficient, 

 and does not stain the wool : — 



'No. 433. Arsenic, 2 lbs. 



Sulphate of zinc, 10 lbs. 



Boil in sixty gallons of water, down to fifty, then add ten gallons. 



The following is said, by Prof. Simonds, to be so effective 

 that two or three dressings with it will cure the most inveterate 

 cases ; and as it does not require the troublesome preparation 

 of a bath, it is very suitable to small flocks : — 



No. 434. Arsenic, 



Carbonate of potash, of each 2 oz. 



Boil in a quart of water till dissolved, and then add water to make 

 one gallon. Then make the following infusion : — 



Digitalis leaves, 4 oz, 



Boiling water, 1 gallon. 



When cold, add to the previous gallon. 



In using this, about half a pint is shaken from a bottle 

 with a quill in the cork, over the back and sides of the sheep, 

 the M^ool being parted, so that the fluid reaches the skin. 



For those who prefer ointments, we add several of the best 

 preparations of the kind. They should be applied as fol- 

 lows : Begin at the head of the sheep, and proceeding from 

 between the ears, along the back, to the end of the tail, divide 

 the wool in a furrow, till the skin can be touched, and let a 

 finger, slightly dipped in the ointment be drawn along the 

 bottom of the furrow. From this furrow similar ones must 



