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1-2 a pound of oil, or spirits of turpentine. A 

 greater or less quantity than the above may be 

 mixed up, in the same prop>ortion, according tc 

 the number ofsheep affected. Put the quicksilvei 

 and Venice turpentine into a mortar, or small pan, 

 which heat together until not a particle of the 

 quicksilver can be discerned; put in the oil, or 

 spirits of turpentine, with the hog's lard, and work 

 them well together until made into an ointment 

 The parts of the sheep affected must be rubbed 

 with a piece of this salve, about the size of a nut 

 or rather less. When the whole flock is affected, 

 the shepherd must be careful in noticing those that 

 show any symptoms of the disorder, by looking 

 back, and offering to bite or scratch the spot; and 

 if affected, he must immediately apply the ointment, 

 as it is only by paying early and particular atten- 

 tion that a flock can be cured. 



To prevent the scab. 



Separating the wool, lay the* before-mentioned 

 ointment in a strip, from the neck down the back 

 to the rump; another strip down each shoulder, and 

 one down each hip; it may not be unnecesary to 

 put one along each side. Put very little of the 

 ointment on as too much of it may be attended with 

 danger. 



To destroy maggots in she»p. 



Mix with one quart of spring water, a table spoon- 

 ful of the spirits of turpentine, and as much of the 

 sublimate powder as will lie upon a shilling. 

 Shake them well together, and cork it up in a 

 bottle, with a quill through the cork, so that the 

 liquid may come out of the bottle, in small quanti- 

 ties at once. The bottle must always be well 



