52 THE GLANDERS. 



Best Method of using Injections. 



The best method of using these mixtures is, to 

 take a syringe, or pipe, about ten inches long, 

 that will hold four ounces of the mixture, or in- 

 jection, and force it up his nostrils every morn- 

 ing before he goes to exercise, and every evening 

 after he returns. The following ointment will be 

 found of excellent use in ulcers of this kind. 



(RECIPE, No. 32.) 

 Ointment of nitrated Quicksilver, 



Take— Quicksilver, one ounce; and nitrous acid two 

 ounces ; put them in a bottle, and let it 

 stand uncorked until the silver is dissolved ; 

 Then add camphor one ounce ; dissolve it in 

 ten ounces 6f common sweet oil ; and mix 

 the whole together in a pot for use. 



The method of using this ointment, for ulcers 

 in the nostrils of glandered horses, is as follows : 

 take a paint-brush (such as is in general called a 

 sash-tool); the hair must be soft and fine, the 

 shaft or handle must be small and long : varnish 



