THE HORSE IN SICKNESS AND DISEASE 873 



some soot for a black or brown animal, or bole armenian 

 where the colour is bay or chestnut. Yellow sulphur and 

 antimony, in a dose of six drachms the two, may be mixed 

 with the food. 



ANOTHEE OINTMENT. 



Strong mercurial ointment . . 4 ounces. 

 Soft soap 2 pounds. 



Mix. 



LINIMENT FOR MANGE. 



Glycerine . . . . . .12 ounces. 



Creosote 2 ounces. 



Oil of turpentine .... 4 ounces. 

 Oil of juniper ..... 2 ounces. 



Soak the coat thoroughly, and the third day after wash 

 thoroughly off and dry the animal, letting him stand an 

 hour in the sun if possible. Rub down, ajid apply the 

 liniment once again, washing off as before. Or a lotion 

 may be used as follows : 



LOTION FOR MANGE. 



Corrosive sublimate .... 1 drachm. 

 Spirits of wine .... 1 ounce. 



Tobacco-water, 1 quart, made from 2 ounces of tobacco. 



Though mercurial preparations cure m.ange, they are 

 not so certain in operation as sulphur. Percivall sa3^s 

 Barbadoes tar and linseed oil, simmered a few minutes 

 in an old kettle, surpasses all more compound remedies. 

 Some powdered hellebore root, say half the quantity 

 of the yellow sulphur, mixed with that mineral is an 

 improvement on our first recipe. 



A common ^prurigo or itchiness sometimes occurs in 

 spring, which makes the horse rub himself violently and 

 remove patches of his coat. It is merely heat of skin, and 

 may he relieved by a wash of glycerine and rose water, or 

 a liniment of creosote and oil, with a cooling drench of 



