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No. 169. 4 Ounces sassafras pith, 



1 Quart rain water. 



Let it stand three or four hours, and apply cold, straining it as used. 

 If the inflammation is more pronounced, use the following as a lotion : 



No. 170. 4: Drachms laudanum, 



2 Drachms extract belladonna, 

 1 Quart rain water. 



Also raise the eyelids and swab the inflam-. 

 ed haws occasionally with the egg and sul- 

 phate of zinc lotion recommended for sore 

 eyes. K the lachrymal duct is closed, that 

 is, if water runs from the eyes, swab out 

 the ducts well up the inside of the nostrils 

 with weak tobacco water, finishing with 

 clean water, or u-se the sulphate of zinc in 

 the form of a lotion. 

 MODS OF BLINDING A HOR8K, AND jf thc blood vcsscls arc ovcrloaded, leech- 



APPLTING LOTION TO THI EYK . ' 



ing the lids of the eyes will be beneficial, 

 and in extreme cases half a gallon to one gallon of blood may be ta- 

 ken from the neck vein, to be repeated at the expiration often days, if 

 necessary. 



The inflammation having subsided, the haws will resume their natural 

 place and appearance, and again become almost invisible. 



VI. Dimness of Vision. 



Very many horses have defective vision. Some do not see well at 

 night ; some are near-sighted ; some are far-sighted, as in man, from too 

 great convexity of the eye, or the reverse. Old horses gradually acquire 

 dimness of vision. 



There is no specific for defective eyesight. Spectacles would reliev© 

 the difficulty, but, spectacles that might be worn by a horse have not yet 

 been invented, and for the reason that they are not practical. He must get OO 

 as best he may. 



vn. Worms in the Eye. 



This is occasioned by a worm {Filaria Oculi)^ and may be extracted 

 by a skillful puncture. It should only be undertaken by a competent 

 veterinary or other surgeon, the horse being first securely hampered so 

 he cannot struggle. 



