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Bruises.— Take Arnica blossoms steeped In whiskey. 



Curb for Biles on Horses —Permit the patient to have a rnn for 5 or 

 6 weeks in a good pasture, and give a little physic In shorts or meal. 



Cure for Cramp.— Give a dose of cathartic medicines and hot fomenta- 

 tions to the limbs, and a little rest. 



Balls FOR Worms.— Barbadoes Aloes 6 dra., powdered ginger ij^ oz. 

 oil of wormwood 20 drops, powdered natron, 2 dra. ; molasses to form a 

 ball. 



Baijl FOR Hidebound.— Barbadoes Aloes, 1 oz, Castile soap, 9 dra,, gin- 

 ger 6 dra. 



Phtsio-Ball.- One half ounce of aloes, 3 drachms of gamboge, 20 

 drops of the oil of juniper ; ma,ke it Into a pill with a few drops of molas- 

 ses; wrap it up in thin paper and grease it; draw out the tongue with the 

 left hand; place the gag in the mouth, run the pill back with tlie 

 right hand until it drops off, then let the head down and give a sup of 

 water. First, prepare the horse by giving one or two mashes. 



Liquid Blisterer.— Take alcohol, l pint; turpentine, one half pint; aq- 

 namonia, 4 oz. ; pil of origanum 1 oz. ; apply this as spoken of every three 

 hours until it blisters. Do not repeat oftener than once in eight days, or 

 seven at least, or it will kill the hair. 



Healing Ointment.— Take five parts of lard, one of rosin, melt togeth- 

 er; when they begin to get cool add two parts of calomine powder. If 

 the wound is unhealthy add a little turpentine. 



Galls on Horses.— Bath the parts affected with spirits saturated with 

 alum. 



Grubs in Horses.— Take a teaspoonful of red precipitate, form Into a 

 ball, repeat, if necessary, in 30 minutes. 



Worms.— Give one quart of strong tea made of worm-wood at night, 

 the next day give 7 drachms of aloes, 2 drachms of calomel, make it into 

 a ball and give it; give no cold water for 48 hours; make it milk- warm; 

 give him 2 or 3 bran mashes, and some of the cleansing-powder; If he 

 shows any more symptoms, repeat the dose In three weeks. This will 

 never faU. 



Warts.— Cut them out by the roots— take the tenakulum or hook, run 

 It through the warts, and draw and cut round It, and draw it out; if it 

 should bleed too much, take 5 grains of nitre of silver, and I oz of water ; 

 wet a sponge, and merely touch the part with this wash, and It will stop 

 them; treat it as any fresh wound— still, every time you wash it, scratch 

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