METHODS OF CURK. y 



Steammg — vapor-baths, avo likewise frequently made use of. If 

 applied locally, hot barley, fenuel, etc., are \n\t into a bac^, so that the 

 water can run off, and then fastened to the neck of the horse, if the 

 throat be affected ; if the disease be in the head, jnit it into a bucket, 

 and hold the horse's head just aboAe it, and renew the steam Avith a 

 liot iron, at short intervals. The apjilication, however, must not ex- 

 ceed one hour. Afterwards, the horse must be rubbed diy, and kejjt 

 warm. 



DISEASES AXD SPECIFIC REMEDIES. 



The numbers in the text refer to the recipes which follow. 

 II. R. means Homoeopathic Ilemedy ; A. R. Allopathic Remedy. 



If more than one homoeopathic remedy is referred to, only the first on the list should be used, and 

 from four to six days allowed for its operation ; if not efficacious, try the next in order, &c. 



Albugo, or Leucoma. — A disease of the eye. It may be par- 

 tial or entire, with whitish spots, or the whole eye become of a white 

 color. 



II. E. — If partial, after inflammation use cannabis and conium. If proflucetl 

 by wliip-cuts or other outward causes, use cannabis alternately with belladonna 

 and conium. If red stripes are visible on the cornea, use sarsaparilla and sulphur. 

 If the disease is of long standing, Pulsatilla, sulphur, euphrasia, causticum, lyco- 

 podium. 



A. R. — "Wash with Xo. 1, daily, from four to six times. 



AiiAUROSis, — Commonly called glass-eye. Paralysis of the optic 

 nerve, and blindness. 



H. R. — In the beginning of the sickness, ammonium-carbonicum and causti- 

 cum ; afterwards, belladonna, euphrasia, canabis, sulphur. 



A. R. — If the blood rushes to the head, bleed the horse, and purge with No. 3. 

 Moisten around the eye, outwardly, three or four times a day, with Xo. -t. 



Anchylosis. — A stiffness of the joints, with partial or complete 

 loss of motion, in consequence of the bones grooving together, or the 

 contraction and thickening of the ligaments. 



11. R. — Arnica, both inside and outside, rhus-toxicodendron, Pulsatilla, sulphur. 



A. R. — If the inflammation has not yet disappeared, apply bandages of cold 

 water, with one-twelfth part Xo. 2. Afterwards, wash frequently with warm soap- 

 suds. 



