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DISEASES AND THEIR TREATMENT. 



,y: 



An ounce of arsenic to a pail of soft water, with which to wash 

 the horse thoroughly in a warm place, is claimed to be a sure 

 remedy for destroying either kind of lice. — Summerville. 



Ring-Worm. 



This is not a common disease among horses. It consists in a 

 parasitic growth of organic cells in the surface of the skin. Ring- 



Fig. 914. — Herpes — Vesicular Ring-worm. 



Worm is a common affection in man, and is said to be communicable 

 from him to the lower animals. Like other diseases of the skin, it 

 is also generated by uncleanliness. 



Symptoms. — The hair falls off on various parts of the body, 

 especially about the face, eyelids, cheeks, neck, and thighs, leaving 

 small and apparently • ulcerated patches, which appear white and- 

 scaly, and have a peculiar tendency to spread ; the animal loses 

 flesh, and his coat becomes dry and dirty-looking. 



Treatment. — Ring-worm, if attended to in the early stage, is 



easily cured. The affected parts should be well cleansed, and 



touched with a mild caustic, and dressed daily with the following 



ointment : — 



Iodine ,... '. 1 dr. 



Lard . , . 1 oz. 



