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der; if he shows any more symptoms, repeat the dose in 

 three weeks. This will never fail. 



Physic Ball, 



One-half ounce of aloes, 3 drachms of g-amboge, 20 drops 

 of the oil of Juniper, make it into a pill with a few drops of 

 molasses; wrap it up carefull}^ in a thin piece of g-reased 

 tissue paper ; draw out the tong-ue with the left hand, place 

 the g-ag in the mouth, and run the pill back with the right 

 hand until it drops off ; let the head down and give a sup of 

 water. First prepare the horse by giving" one or two 

 mashes. 



Iodine Ointment, 



Get 1 oz. of the grease iodine, 1 pint of alcohol, let 

 this stand in the sun two days, and this is the tincture of 

 iodine. Take 3 ozs. of tincture and ^ lb. of lard; mix 

 them well, and you have the iodine ointment. This is used 

 wherever the recipes refer to the ointment. 



Big or Milk Leg, 



This is brought on by a hurt, a want of action in the ab- 

 sorbent system — it is dropsy of the muscles of the leg*. 



Cure — Apply the liquid blister every three hours until it 

 blisters ; then in six hours grease with soft oil of any kind ; 

 then in eight days wash the part clean and apply it again — 

 repeat it three or four times, then use the iodine ointment. 

 If this does not reniove it all apply the spavin medicine. 



