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DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 



Linseed-oil 4 oz 



Oil of tar ■ 4 oz. 



1*3$!] '**9St-JU^ Sulphur 3 oz - 



" pSfu^^jfSt ^P^L^^BpSB Mix, and rub well into 



the affected parts. Or — 



Oil of turpentine. . . .4 oz. 

 Oil of tar. 4 oz. 



_■> ■— «^_-u_r .~r— ■-.- Linseed-oil 6 oz. 



;' Alternately with the 

 Sf96^^i^ESHBM..Vcu.'<r^^9?^ above application mer- 

 curial ointment may be 

 >used. The horse should 

 be given a generous diet, 

 "^^^mw^^^rw- r-w ^w.w--" .--* an{ j mo derate and regu- 



_ .„,,- _ lar exercise. In invet- 



Fig. 909. — Symptoms of Mange. 



erate cases arsenical so- 

 lutions are beneficial, but must be used with caution. All clothing, 

 harness, etc., which have been used on a horse affected with mange, 

 should be thoroughly cleansed before they are used again. The 

 only means qf preventing this disease is to keep both animal and 

 stable in a cleanly condition. 



The following is recommended by a very successful veterinary 

 Surgeon : — 



Take the horse in the sun, and scrub him thoroughly all over with castile soap 

 and water, then wash him well from head to tail with gas water, in which put 2 



Fio. 910. 



Mange Parasites. 



Fio. 911. 



drachms white hellebore to the gallon. He must now be put in another stall, distant 

 from the one in which he has been standing. Thus treated, it rarely requires more 

 than one washing to effect a permanent cure. The harness should be thoroughly 



