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Chloridb of Lime is exceedingly valuable. Diluted with twenty times 

 its quantity of water, it helps to form the poultice applied to offensive 

 discharges. The foetid smell of fistulous withers, poll-evil, canker, and 

 ill-conditioned wounds, is immediately removed, and the ulcers are more 

 disposed to heal. 



Linseed is often used instead of water for the drink of the horse with 

 sore throat or cartarrh, or disease of the urinary organs, or of the bowels. 



?,lASHES constitute a very important part of horse provender, whether 

 in sickness or health. 



Mustard Sinapis.— This will be found useful if, in inflammation of the 

 chest or bowels, it is well rubbed on the chest or abdomen. 



Nitrous Ether (Spirit of) is a very useful medicine in the advanced 

 stages of fever. 



Opium, however under-rated by some, is a valuable drug ; but it is a 

 powerful anti-spasmodic, sedative, and astringent. 



Palm Oil is the very best substance that cmi be usedjfor making masses 

 and balls. 



Pitch.— The best plaster for sand-crack consists of 1 pound of pitch and 

 an ounce of yellow beeswax melted together. 



Nitrate of Potash (Nitre) is a valuable cooling medicine and a mild 

 diuretic, and, therefore, it should enter into the composition of every 

 fever ball. Dose is from 2 to 4 drachms. 



Poultices.— Few horsemen are aware of the value of these simple ap- 

 plications in abating inflammation, relieving pain, cleansing wounds, and * 

 disposing them to heal. Linseed meal forms the best general poultice, 

 because it longest retains the moisture. 



Sedatives are medicines that subdue irritation, repress spasmodic 

 action, or deaden pain. Digitalis, hellebore, opium, turpentine, are 

 medicines of this kind. 



Sugar of Lead.— See under lead. 



Sulphur.— It is an excellent alterative, combined usually with anti- 

 mony and nitre, and particularly for mange, surfeit, grease, hide-bound, 

 or want of condition ; and it is a useful ingredient in the cough and fever 

 ball. 



Tar, melted with an equal quantity of grease, forms a good stopping of 

 thchir.if^r. Pat its principal virtue seem to consist in preventing the 

 penetration of dirt and water to the wounded part; and it is used with 



