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scurf be well brushed or whisked out of the animal's 

 coat; next with the hand (there is no danger to the 

 man) let the ointment be well rubbed in all over the 

 horse. This should be repeated after three days ; 

 and, on the fifth day, the ointment which is already 

 about the horse should, as much as possible, be rub- 

 bed in. Every part should be carefully gone over. 

 On the seventh day the whole should be thoroughly 

 washed off with soft soap and warm water; it will 

 then be seen what progress has been made towards a 

 cure. The skin will assuredly have been prepared for 

 a repetition of those dressings, which will, in the 

 majority of cases, be necessary, and almost always 

 expedient. 



If, after the second course of dressings, no ground 

 appears to have been gained; the application must 

 be changed. The next remedy that should be tried 

 is the following : — 



RECIPE (No. 49). 



Take — Balsam of sulphur ; 

 Oil of turpentine ; 



Oil of tar, of the three ingredients equal parts : 

 Mix these well together, and rub them fairly all over the animal, 

 in the manner before directed, when describing the way to use the 

 previous ointment. 



In cases of mange arising from neglected or in- 

 veterate surfeit, and which are always the most diffi- 

 cult to be cured, it may be prudent, should the previous 

 compositions have altogether failed, to proceed to a 

 very strong application, which may torment the horse 

 for a while, but will generally get rid of the disease. 



