232 PEOMISCUOFS RECIPES. 



Hoof Ointment for Cows and Horses, to Soften and Heal Hoofs and 

 Cows' Teats. 



Beef Suet h ft- 



Beeswax i ft- 



Honey 4 ft. 



Fine Tar 1 pint. 



Whale Oil 1 pint. 



This ointment has been used extensively throughout the United 

 States, with uniform success. 



Recipe to Soften the Horse's Foot. 



Apply a poultice of 2 qts. linseed meal, 2 qts. rye meal, 1 pt. salt,. 

 £ pt. tar. 



Cooling Lotion. 

 One pt. of Vinegar, 1 pt. alcohol, 1 pt. water, and i pt. of salt. 



The Use of the Hook. 



The hook used for cleaning the soles of the feet is a common 

 appendage of the stables in many districts, especially in New York 

 and New England, and nowhere have we found feet in such a horrid 

 condition. The sole of the foot of the wild horse, as also those of 

 the domesticated in the pasture, we generally find well stuffed with 

 soil, filling all the depressions in it, and no one ever saw any evil 

 effects from this natural stuffing. 



But little sagacity is requisite to enable us to learn a most valuable 

 lesson, by observing the natural cause and effect of natural stuffing 

 on the feet, If we had a stud of a thousand horses, we would not 

 allow a foot-hook in the stable. Snow-balls should be jarred out of 

 the feet, but natural clay packing is useful ; hence it should not be 

 removed. Anything that excludes the air from the foot of the horse 

 is useful, and it is to this effect that we attribute such unprecedented 

 success in the use of our hoof preparation. 



