90 MEDICINES USED FOR THE HORSE. 



and indolent sores ; it is also an excellent application to the bottom of the 

 foot, to soften the hoof when it is too hard and the foot sore. Some 

 prefer a mixture of glycerine and tar, mixed as follows: take of tar and 

 glycerine, each, six troy ounces, and of starch, in powder, two drachms; 

 mix the starch thoroughly with the glycerine, previously warmed, then 

 add the tar, and heat quickly to 212.^ Strain, if necessary, and stir the 

 mixture while cooling. Tar should be kept in every horse-shoeing 

 shop for putting on the foot, usually with cotton batting or oakum, and 

 having leather nailed on with the shoe. 



Dose. 1 to 2 ounces, repeated two or three times a day. 



White Vituiol. (Sulphate of Zinc.) This preparation of zinc is a 

 valual)le medichie, also, for healing sores and wounds. It is used with 

 good results for healing fresh cuts and v^^ounds, or ulcers, whether they 

 be healthy or unhealthy, by applying a solution of the following strength, 

 viz., white vitriol, 1 ounce, soft Avater, one qu:irt. It is also used, with 

 very good results, in eyevv^aters, and perhaps is one of the very best of 

 medicines we have for the eye. As we have given two or three receipts 

 for eyewaters, with the miscellaneous receipts, we refer all who are in- 

 terested to those. 



Dose. When given as a tonic 10 to 15 grains may be given, dissolved 

 in water. It is used with good results for irritated stomach, loss of 

 appetite, &;c. 



