THE MANGE. 73 



Recipe — OiLtmenl and Wash for the Mange. 



(IIECIPE, No. 46.) 



Ointment for the Matige. 



Take — Common turpentine, one pound ; 

 Quicksilver, four ounces; 

 Hog's lard, ha If a pound ; 

 Flour of sulphur, four ounces ; 

 Train oil, half a pint : 

 Grind the silver with the turpentine, in a 



marble mortar, until it disappears ; 

 Then add the remainder, and work them all 



well tosrether till united. ^ 



This ointment must be well rubbed on every 

 part affected, in the open air, if the sun shine^ 

 and the weather he xvarm ; but if it be winter, take 

 the horse to a blacksmith's shop, where a large 

 bar of iron must be heated, and held at a proper 

 distance over him, to warm in the ointment while 

 the person rubs it on. 



(RECIPE, No. 47.) 



Wash for the Mange, 



Take — Fresh butter, one pound ; 



