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Simmer all together over a slow fire, and it will be fit for use. 

 Put a little in the wound once a day. Wash the wound with warm 

 water and castile soap before applying the ointment. 



This is the favorite prescription of one of the best practitioners 

 in the country, and is among the very best for the cure of cuts, 

 pricks, and incised wounds, in the feet, etc., that has ever been used. 

 It sets the wound to running yellow matter quickly* and produces a 

 healthy granulating process. 



Turpentine and hog's lard, equal parts, simmered together, with 

 a small quantity of powdered verdigris stirred in, is also a fine heal- 

 ing preparation for cuts and wounds. 



The following is also a fine healing preparation, good for old 

 sores or injuries in the feet, etc. : — 



Tincture of myrrh. .:..<. 1 oz. 



Tincture of aloes. 2 ok 



Water. 1 pt. 



To be applied once a day. 



Healing ointment for cuts, galls, etc. : — 



Oxide of zinc, pulverized fine .4 dr. 



Carbolic acid. .'■ 6 gr. 



Lard.. ,..'. . . j. 1 oz. 



Melt the lard and stir in the zinc. Add the carbolic acid and 

 mix thoroughly. Apply once a day. > Will cause a healthy dis- 

 charge from a foul ulcer. 



Magic healing powder : — 



Burnt alum .....; ." J oz. 



Prepared chalk , .• . 1 oz. 



Pulverized gum camphor 1 dr. 



Calamine, pulverized .... . ; 3 dr. 



Mix, sprinkle on the sore. 



When a wound will not heal, or there is not skin enough to 

 cover it, dust on a little of this powder, and it will cicatrize it 

 quickly. It is good for galls, saddle wounds, or other parts where 

 the skin is thin or broken, providing there is no inflammation and 

 condition requiring healing astringents. This is the original recipe 

 for the famous magic healing powder, and has often been sold as a 

 great secret, for from ten to twenty-five dollars. 



A good healing preparation, especially for cuts or incised 

 wounds in the feet : Tar and hog's lard, equal parts, melted to- 

 gether, removed from fire and stirred till cold. 



The following hoof ointment has been in use in the British 

 army, and used by British farriers with decided success. It is also 



