148 ARTISTIC HORSE-SHOEING. 



Gargling Oil, 



One quart linseed oil, 1 pint barbadoes tar, 1 pint turpen- 

 tine, 4 ozs. oil of vitriol. I 



To Spot a White Hoi^se Black. 



Three ozs. litherage, 6 ozs. quick lime ; beat it fine and 

 mix tog-ether, put into a pan and pour a sharp lye over it, 

 then boil it and 3^ou will have a fat substance swim on the 

 top with which rub on the horse in such places as you desire 

 to have black. 



To Make a White Star, 



Take a knife and shave the hair off. Put oil of vitriol on 

 the spot you design white, with a feather. 



Stoppage of the Urine, 



Symptoms — Frequent attempt to urinate, looking around 

 at his sides, lying down, rolling and stretching. 



Cure — Take ^ lb. alum, 3 drachms oil of camphor, grind 

 and mix. Make this in three pills. Give one every day 

 with a drench made of a small spoonful of saltpetre, and 2 

 ozs. water. 



Lock-Jaiv, 



Bleed largely and apply chloroform to the nose until the 

 jaws fly open. Put a gag in the mouth, and 2 ozs. tincture 

 asafoetida every six hours, and a dose of physic. This will 

 cure if there is any cure. 



