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A Cure for the Horn-ail in Cattle, 



The cause of the Horn-ail is by a cold settling 

 in the head, which stops or closes the pores or 

 glands of the head, so that it does not have its 

 natural discharge at the nose, which causes a col- 

 lection of matter at the roots of the horns, and 

 an inflammation through the body. The meth- 

 od of cure is as follows, viz. : First bore the 

 horns ; if they are hollow, put in some pork 

 brine, with camphor and black pepper ; then 

 shear the hair oft the head, between the horns ; 

 after which, mix one quart of salt with one pint 

 of soap, and put it into a small bag made of thick 

 linen or cotton and linen cloth, and confine it on 

 the head between the horns ; then bleed the crea- 

 ture, and take a discretionary quantity of blood 

 according to the strength; two quarts from a crea- 

 ture that is strong or full blooded, and from a 

 creature that is weak, one quart, once in three 

 or four days, which seldom fails of having the 

 desired effect of a cure. I have followed this 

 method for several years, and J have not gene- 

 rally had occasion to dress their horns more than 

 three or four times with the pork brine and cam-= 

 phor. I sometimes put a little vinegar into the 

 nose to clear the head. 



For disorders there is a natural cause, which 

 requires reasonable means for its cure ; therefore 

 my reasons for the cure of the hom»ail are these : 

 I use the pickle to clear the head, camphor and 

 j^epper to warm it, salt and soap to drive the in- 

 flammation into tlie body, and the bleeding to 

 run it away. 



To Cure a Horse of the Heaves. 



The Heavjis are generally caused by hard rid- 

 ing and sweating, and then letting the horse stand 



