MANGE — HIDE BOUND. 137 



MANGE. 



The mange in horses is a disease of the skin, which 

 is generally rough, thick, and full of wrinkles, espe- 

 cially about the mane, tail, and thighs, and the little 

 hair that remains on these parts stands up very much 

 like bristles. 



The ears and eye-brows are sometimes attacked, 

 and in a short time are left quite naked. The mange 

 is an infectious disease : indeed so much so, that if a 

 horse is carried into a stable where one that is mangy 

 has been in the habit of standing, he will be almost 

 certain to take the infection, unless the litter has been 

 removed and the stable properly cleansed and aired. 

 Proper attention will make the cure easy. 



Remedy. — Take of powdered brimstone and hog's 

 iard an equal quantity, mix them well together and 

 anoint the part affected twice a day, bleed plentifully 

 and give two or three mashes (composed of bran, sul- 

 phor, saltpetre, and sassafras) within a week, by which 

 time a cure will be performed. 



A clean stable and nice bed of straw will aid much 

 in accomplishing the object in view. 



HIDE BOUND. 



A HORSE is said to be hide bound when his skin 

 will not slip under the pressure of the hand, but sticks 

 as fast to the ribs as if it was glued. 



