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Treatment. — Shear off the wool about the pustules, then 

 let the scab be removed with knife or comb : after which the 

 diseased parts must be washed with soap and water ; then 

 apply the following mixture : — One lb. of plug tobacco to four 

 gallons of water, which should be thoroughly boiled ; then 

 add the same quantity of lime-water with one pint of spirits 

 of turpentine. 



Another recipe. A decoction of hellebore, mixed with 

 vinegar, sulphur, and spirits of turpentine. 



The "Mountain Shepherd's Manual" recommends the 

 following : 



Corrosive sublimate - - - 8 oz. 



White hellebore in powder - 12 oz. 

 Whale, or other oil - - 6 gallons. 



Rosin 2 lbs. 



Tallow 2 lbs. 



The sublimate is to be reduced to a fine powder, and 

 mixed with a portion of oil, and also the hellebore. The 

 rosin, tallow, and remainder of the oil are to be melted to- 

 gether, and the other ingredients then added and well mix- 

 ed. Should the ointment appear too thin, the proportion of 

 oil may be reduced, and that of the tallow increased." 



Many years ago the first recipe was used in the writer's 

 flock, with entire success. The best recipe, however, is in 

 the shape of a preventive, namely, warm shelters for the 

 flock during winter, and wholesome and nutritious food the 

 year round. A poor sheep will always be the first to suflfer 

 from this loathsome disease. 



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The appearance of this disorder is that of a red inflamma- 

 tory thickening of the skin breaking out into a fine eruption 

 frequently watery, attended with fever and heat. It attacks 

 most generally those sheep which are in the best condition, 

 and has sometimes proved very fatal, it being a disease 

 which does not run long before it kills the animal. 



Examination after death generally shows an inflammation 

 of the stomach, kidneys, intestines, or the neck of the blad- 

 der, which may be brought on by feeding on too succulent 

 food. 



Treatment. — A change of diet is recommended, and cool- 

 ing purgative medicines administered freely. The foUow- 



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