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ounce; tincture of arnica, two ounces; water, one 

 quart. This will keep down inflammation and 

 prevent the outpouring of the secretions above 

 mentioned. After twent y-four hours bathe it well 

 three times daily until it heals. If it should fill 

 up higher than the skin, then apply a little bi- 

 chloride of mercury with a smooth piece of stick. 

 Never use more at a time than would lie on a dime, 

 as there is danger, if large quantities are used, of 

 enough becoming absorbed to poison the animal. 

 Use it every third day until it is lower than the 

 surrounding skin. Apply the healing lotion as be- 

 fore. By keeping the center lower than the sur- 

 rounding parts the skin will grow over it, leaving 

 no bunch or blemish. If there should be a thick- 

 ening of the surrounding skin, which I have some- 

 times seen after it is healed, rub on a little of the 

 following: Biniodide of mercury, two drams; lard, 

 four ounces, mix. Let it remain on twenty-four 

 hours, then wash off and apply a little lard. Re- 

 peat every second week until the enlargement dis- 

 appears. In any of the above named injuries, if 

 the animal is fevered or its legs swell from stand- 

 ing, give the adult horse half an ounce of nitrate 

 of potassium three times a day in its drinking wa- 

 ter or a bran mash for a few days, and half this 

 quantity for a yearling. If the animal is in an un- 

 thrifty condition give the following: Sulphate of 

 iron, four ounces; nux vomica, two ounces; nitrate 

 of potassium, four ounces; mix and divide into 

 twenty-four doses, one to be given twice a day in 

 mash, and half the quantity for a yearling colt. 



