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warmth and circulation are entirely restored. Then dry thoroughly with 

 cloths and hard rubbing. 



If the frosting has been neglected and raw sores make their appear- 

 ance, prepare the following : 



No. 200. 2 Drachms belladonna, 



1 Ounce petroleum, 

 1 Ounce lard. 



Rub the whole thoroughly together, and apply twice a day to the raw 

 or ulcerated places. If this does not promote recovery, and decided ul- 

 cers occur, add to the above prescription 2 ounces red oxide of mercury. 

 Rub all well together and apply once a day to the ulcerous parts. 



VH. Burns and Scalds. 



Burns and scalds seldom occur in horses kept on the farm or employed 

 on the road. They are, however, of frequent occurrence when horses 

 are employed about mills or factories where steam is used ; or in iron 

 founderies and in cities. 



What to do. — One of the best and most easily obtained applications, 

 for a fresh burn or scald, is to dredge bicarbonate of soda, common 

 baking soda, thickly on the part, or moisten with water into a thick paste 

 and bind it or lay it over the injury. For slight burns, which sometimes 

 cover a large surface, there is nothing better than several coats of thick 

 white lead paint laid on with a brush; cover the whole with cotton and 

 bind on close, 



Strong alum water is also an excellent remedy for fresh burns and 

 scalds, the proportions being 2 ounces of powdered alum to each pint of 

 rain-water. Keep the parts well soaked with it, and wet cloths saturated 

 with the same constantly over the surface. 



Sometimes indolent sores follow burns and scalds. If so, the ulcers 

 should be well and carefully washed with tar water, and the following 

 mixture dusted over the parts : 



No. 201. 1 Ounce oxide of zinc, 



2 Ounces powdered starch. 



Mix intimately and dredge on thickly to form a crust. Wherever th« 

 moisture appears through, keep adding the mixture until the crust be- 

 comes permanent and fixed. 



Vm. Bupture. 



Rupture or burst (Hernia) is the displacement of an internal organ 



