58 MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS. 



Sore Lips. 



The lips become sore frequently at the angles of the mouth, from 

 bruising with the bit. They can be cured by applying the following 

 mixture : 



Tincture of mjTrh, 2 ounces; tincture of aloes, 1 ounce; tincture of 

 opium, i ounce. Mix, and apply three or four times a day. 



For Sore Mouth and Lip?. 

 Borax. 1 ounce; tannin, i ounce; glycerine, 8 ounces. Mix, and apply 

 two or three times a day, with a swab. 



For Sprains, etc. 

 Hog's lard and spirits of turpentine. Mix, and place in the hot sunshine 

 for four or live days. Apply four or five times a w^ek. 



Eye "Water. 



"White vitriol and saltpetre, of each 1 scruple; pure soft water, 8 ounces. 

 Mix. This should be applied to the inflamed lids three or four times a day, 

 and if the inflammation does not lessen in one or two days, it may be 

 injected directly into the eye. 



The writer has used this for his own eyes, reduced half with water, and 

 dropped directly into the eye, which would cause the eye to smart consider- 

 ably for about five minutes, when he would bathe the eye with cold water 

 for a few minutes, and, by repeating this three or four times a day, it has 

 given the very best of satisfaction. 



It does nicely, many times, to just close the eye and bathe the outside 

 freely. 



For Poll Evil, Fistula, or any Indolent Ulcer. 



Fill the sore to the bottom with ashes from burnt corn cobs; repeat two 

 or three times, if necessary, or until a cure is effected. 



For Colic. 



Take of gum myrrh, 1 ounce; gum camphor, 1 ounce; powdered gum 

 guaiac, 1 ounce; cayenne, 1 ounce; sassafras bark, powdered, 1 ounce; spirits 

 turpentine, 1 ounce; oil origanum, i ounce; oil hemlock, jounce; pulver- 

 ized opium, i ounce; strongest alcohol, 2 quarts. Mix all together, shake 

 often for eight or ten days, and filter or strain through flannel. Dose, 

 from one to three tablespoonf uls, according to the severity of the case ; give 

 in a pint of milk. 



We never have known the above remedy to fail of giving relief when 

 given for colic, in horses. In many cases where it has been used it has 



