eeysipelab. 373 



Treatment. — Shear off the wool about the pustules, then 

 let the scab be removed with knife or comb : after which the 

 diseased parts must be washed with soap and water ; then 

 apply the following mixture : — One lb. of plug tobacco to four 

 gallons of water, which should' be thoroughly boiled ; then 

 add the same quantity of lime-water with one pint of spirits 

 of turpentine. 



Another recipe. A decoction of hellebore, mixed with 

 vinegar, sulphur, and spirits of turpentine. 



The " Mountain Shepherd's Manual" recommends the 

 following : 



Corrosive sublimate - - - , 8 oz. 



White hellebore in powder - 12 oz. 

 Whale, or other oil - - 6 gallons. 



Rosin 2 lbs. 



Tallow - - - ... - 2 lbs. 



The sublimate is to be reduced to a fine powder, and 

 mixed with a portion of oil, and also the hellebore. The 

 rosin, tallow, and remainder of the oil are to be melted to- 

 gether, and the other ingredients then added and well mix- 

 ed. Should the ointment appear too thin, the proportion o 

 oil may be reduced,- and that of the tallow increased." 



Many years ago th& first recipe was used in the writer's 

 flock, with entire success. The hest recipe, however, is in 

 the shape of a preventive, namely, warm shelters for the 

 flock during winter, and wholesome and nutritious food the 

 year round. A poor sheep will always be the first to suffer 

 from this loathsome disease. 



ERYSIPELAS. 



The appearance of this disorder is that of a red infiamma- 

 tory thickening of the skin breaking out into a fine eruption 

 frequently watery, attended with fever and heat. It attacks 

 most generally those sheep which are in the bqst condition, 

 and has sometimes proved very fatal, it being a disease 

 which does not run long before it kills the animal. 



Examination after death generally shows an inflammation 

 of the stomach, kidneys, intestine^,,or the neck of the blad- 

 der, which may be brought on-by feeding on too succulent 

 food. 



Treatment. — A change of diet is recommended, E^nd cool- 

 ing purgative rae4icines administered freely. The follow 



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