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it simmer for another hour. Then add water to 

 make it up to the original bulk. Apply a little of 

 this to all the affected parts. Repeat in a week 

 if necessary. Sulphur half a pound, vaseline one 

 ounce, mixed and rubbed in well, is also a good 

 reniedy. Another, than which there is nothing 

 better, is linseed oil one pint, oil of tar two ounces, 

 sulphur two ounces, mixed, well rubbed in two 

 days in succession, allowed to remain for three or 

 four days, and then washed off with soap and water 

 and reapplied if thought necessary. Sanitas oil 

 is the safest and best to apply to mange on dogs, 

 as there is no danger of poisoning with it. 



Lousiness. — This is a very common trouble in 

 horses and cattle, and is best treated by the use 

 of stavesacre seeds as recommended for mange. 

 Another good remedy is to boil for one hour two 

 ounces of arsenic, two ounces of soda ash, and four 

 ounces of soft soap and two gallons of water. Add 

 water to make it up to the two gallons. When cool 

 wet the animal all over with a little of it, using a 

 currycomb to get it into the skin. Keep the ani^ 

 mal in the stable until dry. 



Tinea Favosa (Ringworm). — This is a common 

 disease in young cattle, affecting them around the 

 eyes and legs. 



Symptoms: The appearance of a white or gray- 

 ish scurf and the hair dropping off. 



Treatment: Scrape off the scurf with a blunt 

 knife, then paint it with tincture of iodine every 

 third day until four applications have been used. 



Scalds and Burns. — Superficial scalds or burns 



