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cook four to six hours, slow, until the water boils off, then 

 put it into jars, add to each pound of ointment 1 oz. of 

 turpentine. This is a good and cheap stable ointment, for 

 scratches, galls, etc. 



Lampers, 



All young horses are liable to this trouble — it is nothing 

 but inflammation of the gums. 



Cure — Bleed or scarify the gums ; never burn off for it 

 spoils the teeth and adds to the cause of the disease. Give 

 a bran mash ; rub the gums with salt. Give the cleansing 

 powders. 



To Make Old Horses Young, or Get Up and Hoicl. 



Take the tincture of asafoetida 1 oz., tincture of cantha- 

 rides 1 oz., oil of anise 1 oz.. oil of cloves 1 oz., oil of cinna- 

 mon 1 oz., antimony 2 ozs., fenugreek 1 oz., 4tli proof brandy 

 i gallon; let it stand ten or twelve days, and give ten 

 drops in a pail of water, or to a gallon. 



To Make Ointment Like Sloan^s. 



Take mutton tallow 4 lbs., bees-wax Jib., turpentines 

 ozs., melt over a slow fire and when partl}^ cold add the 

 turpentine and you have the same ointment Sloan sells for 

 everything. Try it and prove its value. 



Butten Farcen. 



Cause — Overheat, high feeding, and no exercise. Symp- 

 toms, the limbs swell up and break out in running sores. 



