194 TREATMENT OF DISEASES. 



whether the horse is fat or thin, is to be boiled sago, 

 boiled barley, boiled oorud and sheeps' heads, try 

 everything to induce him to eat the sheeps' heads, or 

 in default, any strong meat broth, and the more 

 black salt he will iviUingly eat with his grain and bran 

 mash the better. 



If the horse is gross, and unable to take much exer- 

 cise, from the largeness of the sores or swelling of the 

 limbs, still liberal (not over) feeding on this kind of 

 diet cannot be dispensed with : you must muzzle oc- 

 casionally at night. Lucern and green grass, cut the 

 day before, I am also friendly to in small quantities. 

 Keeping the horse in a dry loose stall, well littered at 

 night-time, is of course to be remembered, and as 

 much walking, or gentle trotting exercise should be 

 given, morning and evening, as possible, for which 

 you may as well take off the shoes. The external 

 application for the sores (and to apply which, you 

 should endeavour to obtain the assistance of a clever 

 native farrier) is the native poultice : 



Leem ke putta, as much as the size of an egg. 



Chitrawal ke putta, ditto. 



Vikmar, as much as two peas, or two gram. 



Fulkeree, a quarter of a rupee weight.* 



When the sores are small, four tea-spoonsful of the 



two drachms, Pimento one drachm. The Cantharides to be discontinued 

 for a few days, when the secretion of urine becomes increased ED. 



* I have seldom found the following applications fail in effecting a cure, 

 when the Cantharides and Dinioclide of copper ball is given at the same time. 

 The sores to be touched every second morning with the following escharotic 

 solution, with a feather, until they look healthy. White wine vinegar two 

 ounces, three and a half drachms, Bisulphate of copper, two and a half 

 drachms, Sulphuric Acid three drachms and dressed morning and evening 

 with the following ointment Carbonate of Zinc one ounce, Venice Turpen- 

 tine one ounce, Suet six ounces. The feeding throughout to be liberal -r-Eo. 



