234 COMPENDIUM OF THE VETERINARY ART. 



operate, horses are very apt to bite the part, 

 which, if suffered, might produce a permanent 

 blemish. It is necessary therefore to guard 

 against this accident by putting what is termed 

 a cradle about his neck, or by tying liim up 

 to the rack. When the legs are blistered, the 

 litter is to be entirely swept away, as th^ straw 

 might irritate the blistered parts. 



BLISTERING OINTMENT. 



No. 1. 



Spanish tlies, powdered, - ^ oz. 

 Oil of turpentine, - - 1 oz. 

 Ointment of wax or hog's lard, 4 oz» 



Mix. 



N'o. 2. 



Oil of turpentine, - - 1 oz. 



To which add gradually, 

 Vitriolic acid, - - 2 dr. 



Hog's iard, - - - 4 oz. 



•Spanish flies, powdered, - 1 oz.- 



Mix, 



