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Eeceipts. 



spavins of nine years stauding. 1 

 This receipt has been used witli 

 great success. 



Spavin- and Rixg-Bone Medi- 

 cine. — Take of cantharides 2 oz., 

 mercnrial ointment 4 oz., tr. of 

 iodine 3 oz., turpentine 4 oz., cor- 

 rosive sublimate 3 draclims — mix 

 all well with 2 pounds of lard — 

 color it if you like. Follow the 

 directions here given. 



If for ring-bone or bone-spavin, 

 cut off the hair from the part af- 

 fected, and merely grease the 

 lump with the ointment. Rub 

 it in well with the naked hand. 

 In two days, grease the part with 

 lard, and in four days wash it otf 

 with soap and water, and apply 

 the ointment again. So repeat 

 it every four days. If for wind- 

 gals, or bog-spavin, or curb, ap- 

 ply the ointment every six days, 

 This recipe has been sold for 

 8300. 



Spavix. — Camphor dissolved in 

 spts. of turpentine, applied until 

 the hair starts. 



No. 2. Oil vitriol, origanum, 

 oedar oil, Spanish flies, equal 

 parts ; 3 oz. turpentine. 



To Cure Ring-Bone when first 

 ooMiNG. — Dissolve one quarter- 

 pound of salt-petre in one quart 

 of soft water, and wash with it 

 twice a day. This will stop the 

 growth and lameness, and not 

 remove the hair. 



RiNG-BoNE. — Take of spts. of 

 turpentine, oil of spike, of each 

 1 ounce ; bottle and mix well ; 

 then add 1 ounce oi oil vitriol, 

 bath the diseased part well for 

 three days, and drive it in by the 

 application of a hot iron ; then 

 suspend it for three days, to pre- 

 vent the part becoming too sore ; 

 then appl}^ tie .'emedy again. 

 The sore should be created with 

 lard, or ointment ; this will cure 



the disease if not of too long 

 standing. 



Poll Evil. — Cure before it 

 breaks ; run a rowel or seton 

 from the lower part of the swel- 

 ling to the top through the cen- 

 tre of the enlargement, then make 

 the following lotion. Take of 

 salajnoniae 2 oz., and turpentine 

 spirits half pint, 4 oz. linseed oil, 

 and 4 oz. of spirits of tar; shake 

 all well, and apply it all over the 

 swelling every other day; let 

 the seton stay in until all the 

 swelling is gone down — move it 

 every day, and when all is gone 

 draw it out. Bleed when jou 

 first open it; keep the part clean. 



Poll Evil after it breaks. — If 

 you find by probing it that the 

 pipes run down towards the sur- 

 face, run down a seton through 

 the bottom of the pipe, and anoint 

 it with the following ointment. 

 Take of mercurial ointment 4 oz., 

 and of cantharides half an ounce ; 

 anoint the seton every day until 

 it runs a bloody matter, then< 

 draw it out, if the pipes run down 

 to the centre of the shoulders; 

 then run down a piece of the ni- 

 tre of silver to the bottom, and 

 use the liquid in the next follow- 

 ing receipt; apply it on the 

 sore every day; keep the part 

 clean with soap and water. 



Liquid for Poix Evil. — Take 

 olive oil 6 ounces, turpentine half 

 oz., oil of origanum half oz., 

 American or seneka oil 3 oz. — 

 Mix well and apply it to the part 

 affected, after the nitre of silver 

 has been used. Apply this every 

 few days, until it heals up. The 

 cleaner you keep the part tha 

 better. 



Poll Etil and Fistula. — Clean 

 the sore throughout with soap- 

 suds ; sound the pipe or pipes • 

 find their direction and depth 



