fiT8 ILLUSTRATED STOCK DOCTOR. 



No. 14. 10 Grains nitrate of silver, 



1 Oz. lard. 



If it is a case of the contagious or scaly variety, wash the patches 

 thoroughly with soft water and soft soap, and then rub every day with 

 the following ointment : 



No. 15. >i Drachm iodine, 



1 Drachm iodide of potash, 



1 Oz. cosmoline. 



If through neglect and long standing it has ulcerated, use this ointment 

 twice daily : 



No. ItJ. 6 Oz. pyroligneous acid, 



5 Oz. ImseecS oil, 



2 Oh. spit its oi camphor. 



If it has become obstinate — not yielding to the foregoing treatment — • 

 apply a blister directly over the patch, and then treat as for a common 

 8ore, using some simple ointment. 



If there are signs of constipation and fever, care must be taken to keep 

 the bowels open and regular, and to avoid stimulating grain food. A 

 seasonable supply of cut grass and sliced potatoes, or of carrots, if they 

 can be obtained, should be allowed. If in Spring and Summer, and the 

 horse is not in active use, put him to pasture for a few days. 



When the horse shows a tendency to weakness, as is sometimes the 

 /jase with young animals, and with those suffering from neglect, give 

 good nutritious food, and tonic medicine in moderation. 



To prevent spreading the contagious form, clean the stable where a 

 horse so afflicted has stood, and wliit6-wash its interior thoroughly. 

 Wash the harness, collars, and whatever else may have covered the ring- 

 worm, with strong soap and water, and rub them over with a solution of 

 corrosive sublimate, (one drachm to a pint of water.) If the horse has 

 been blanketed while suffering with the disease, the blanket should be 

 well boiled. 



IX. Hide-bound. 



Causes — Strictly speaking, this is not of itself a disease, though th« 

 *kin is in a peculiarly abnormal condition, but the result of a diseased 

 condition of the general system or of derangement of some specific vjtal 

 function. With respect to the cuiuses from which it arises, it is some- 

 what similar to mange ; but, unlike mange, it is neither eruptive nor 

 contagious. 



Poverty and cruel usage — ^the food being deficient in quantity or 



