Treatment of 3Iange. 413 



No. 455. Flowers of sulphur, 4 oz. 



Oil of turpentine, 1 oz. 



Lard, 8 oz. 



Mix thoroughly. 



Or: 



No. 456. • Powdered stavesacre, 2 oz, 



Olive oil, 1 o?, 



Lard, ^ 8 o;^ 



Mix together. 



Or the following wash : — 



No. 457. Flowers of sulphur, 2 Iba 



Quick lime, 1 lb. 



Water, 2 gallons. 



Boil together, stirring continually, until the ingredients are com- 

 bined . 



Mr. H. D. Richardson, in his treatise on Domedic Pigs, 

 says he has never known any case of mange, however 

 obstinate, that wonld not yield to the following treatment : 

 He washes the animal with soft soaj* and warm water, dries 

 it, and then applies this ointment :— 



No 458. Train oil 1 pint 



Oil of tar 



Oil of turpentine, of each 2 drachms. 



Petroleum 1 drachm. 



Mix with sufficient flour of sulphtir to tnake a thick paste. 



Eub the animal with this mixture and let it remain on , 



his skin for three days. On the fourth day wash it oiFwith 



strong soap suds or soda water, dry him and change his bedding. 



Internally, let him have in his food, for a fortnight from 



the time the treatment commences, the follomng powder : — 



No 459. Flour of sulphur | oz. 



Nitrate of potash 1 drachm. 



Mix for a powder. * 



LICE. 



These disgusting parasites abound on ill-fed and half- 

 sick hogs. Indeed, their presence may almost be said to be 

 a sign that the animal is out of condition. It is not suffi- 



