68 MISCELLANEOUS RECEIPTS. 



Sore Lips. 



The lips become sore frequently at the angles of the mouth, from 

 bruising with the bit. They can be cured by applying the following 

 mixture. 



Tincture of myrrh, 2 ounces, tincture of aloes, 1 ounce, and tincture 

 of opium, i ounce; mix, and apply three or four times a day. 



For Sore Mouth and Lips. 



Borax, 1 ounce. Tannin, ^ ounce. Glycerine, 8 ounces ; mix, and ap- 

 ply, two or three times a day, with a swab. 



For Sprains, &c. 



Hog's lard and spirits of turpentine ; mix, and place in the hot sun- 

 shine for four or five days. Apply four or five times a week. 



Eyewater. 



White vitriol and saltpetre, of each one scruple, pure soft water, 8 

 ounces ; mix. This should be applied to the inflamed lids 3 or 4 times a 

 day, and if the inflammation does not lessen in 1 or 2 days it may be 

 injected directly into the eye. 



The writer has used this for his own eyes, reduced half with water 

 and dropped directly into the eye, which would cause the eye to smart 

 considerably for about five minutes, when he would bathe the eye with 

 cold water for a few minutes, and, by repeating this 3 or 4 times a day, 

 it has given the very best of satisfaction.' 



It does nicely many times to just close the eye and bathe the outside 

 freely. 



For Poll Evil, Fistula, or any Indolent Ulcer. 



Fill the sore to the bottom with ashes from burnt corn cobs ; repeat 

 two or three times if necessary, or until a cure is efiected. 



For Colic. 



Take of gum myrrh, 1 ounce, gum camphor, 1 ounce, powdered gum 

 guaiac, I ounce, cayenne, I ounce, sassafras bark powdered, 1 ounce, 

 spirits turpentine, 1 ounce, oil origanum, i ounce, oil hemlock, ^ ounce, 

 pulverized opium, i ounce, strongest alcohol, 2 quarts; mix all together 

 and shake often for eight or ten days and filter or strain through flan- 

 nel. Dose from 1 to 3 tablespoonfuls, according to the severity of the 

 case; give in a pint of milk. 



We never have known the above remedy to fail of giving relief when 

 given for colic, in horses. In many cases where it has been used it has 



