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13. Itch. Itch arises from neglect in management itch 

 and dirt and filth generally. Irregularity in watering 

 and feeding, change of food, insufficiency of green, and 

 superabundance of dry food particularly, assisting 

 materially. The skin becomes intensely dry and scaly 

 and blackish in appearance ; the animal rubs itself 

 against everything it comes into contact with, and 

 scratches the irritated parts with teeth and hind feet. 

 What is left of the hair should be shaved off, and tar, 

 neat or mixed with grease, rubbed into the affected 

 parts daily, and this operation should be repeated three 



or four times. Being contagious, affected animals, it 

 is almost needless to remark, should be immediately 

 isolated. 



Another application which the Panjabis use is the 

 following : 



Gaud hak' (brimstone) lib. 



' Sarson ka tel ' (oil of a species of mustard) . 2 quarts 

 * Chok ' (orris or iris roots) , . .1 Ib. 



This is made into a liniment, and rubbed well into the 

 skin. Sometimes the oil made from a herb called 

 ' Tara meera ' is substituted for mustard oil. 



14. Mange. Mange is derived from the same causes Mange 

 as itch, more or less, and presents like symptoms, 

 except, I believe, that the skin in the latter disease is 

 infected by parasites. The affected parts should be 

 clipped very closely, or, better still, clip the animal all 

 over, and common butter, grease of any kind, or other 

 vegetable oil rubbed into them, while the camels ought 



to get plenty of green food. This is also a contagious 

 disease, which, like itch, spreads very rapidly, and 

 requires immediate isolation. It is very prevalent 



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