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ounces of water a valuable cooling lotion. This will b© found useful for 

 sprains and bruises, where there is no external wound. Another good 

 coolino- lotion may be made of one ounce of chloride of ammonium, and one 

 ounce of nitrate of potassium, dissolved in one pint of water. 



Regarding liniments and embrocations, the ordinary soap liniment of 

 the British pharmacopoeia is very useful as a mild counter-irritant. The 

 compound linament of camphor is also very useful ; it is stronger and more 

 expensive. A good liniment for general use is made up of strong solution of 

 ammonia four drachms, methylated spirit one ounce and a half, oil of 

 turpentine six drachms, soft soap one ounce, hot water sixteen ounces. We 

 must warn our readers against using those embrocations, whose property is 

 to heal and cure all forms of disease to which the horse is liable. They are 

 frequently expensive, and often too strong for general use. Consisting 

 sometimes largely of turpentine, they often have a very deleterious effect. 

 We were called a short time ago to a horse, valued at ^80, which had 

 sustained a slight injury of one of the fore legs. The owner had rubbed in 

 some strong embrocation, and had thus set up acute inflammation. Acute 

 erysipelas set in rapidly, in spite of all that could be done, and the animal 

 died in three days. Never employ an embrocation to a raw wound of recent 

 standing. 



Regarding blisters, the ones most generally useful are the red ointment 

 of biniodide of mercury (made of red iodide of mercury in fine powder one 

 ounce, and olive oil one ounce ; mix thoroughly with a wooden knife, and 

 add of melted lard seven ounces) ; and the cantharides ointment (made of 

 powdered cantharides one part, venice turpentine one part, resin one part, 

 lard four parts — melt together). When a mild liquid absorbent blister is 

 required, the liniment of iodine is useful in reducing glandular swellings. 



We are often asked to give our opinion of the value of certain liquid 

 preparations for the cure of splints, side-bones, ring-bones, and spavins. No 

 doubt they are of some efficacy for the purposes for which they are used ; 

 but similar and still more valuable mixtures can be obtained at a very much 

 less expenditure. It is the old tale of quack medicines, which people think 

 good because they are dear, or are well spoken of. We append a formula, 

 which- can be made up at any chemist's, which is a still more effectual 

 mixture than those we are speaking of. Some may prefer to waste their 

 money, but we trust our readers will not uselessly throw theirs away. Take 

 forty-five grains of perchloride of mercury, dissolve in two ounces of 

 methylated spirit, add forty grains of biniodide of mercury. This (which mus t 

 be labelled poison) is a very effectual mixture for the reduction of all splints, 

 or other bony enlargements. 



We are frequently asked to express our opinion of the value of certain 

 internal patent medicines for horses. We can only speak favourably of two, 

 which we employ ourselves. One is Dr. Collis Brown's chlorodyne, the 

 other is Dr. Blumendorf's worm specific, a very valuable medicine for 

 expelling worms in horses and dogs. It is not cheap, but is very effectual. 



To return to our original point, we may say in conclusion, that it 



