SOME SPECIAI, INSTRUCTIONS. 



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Leg and Body Wash. 



Goulard's extract of the strength of one 

 ounce to four ounces of extract to a pint 

 of water makes a good wash. 



Weak Stifle. 



Blister the parts well with cantharides 

 blister, applied as before recommended. 

 It is not necessary to clip hair. If pre- 

 ferred, use the following liniment, which 

 will blister: 



Aqua ammonia .. , 2 ounces. 



Olive oil jounces. 



Tincture cantharides a ounces. 



Shake well every time before applying. 



To Make Hair Grow. 



The best preparation for stimulating 

 the growth of hair is — 



Fluid extract jaborandi i ounce. 



Tincture cantharides i ounce. 



Soap liniment 6 ounces. 



Mix, and apply once a day with light 

 friction. If the roots of the hair are de- 

 stroyed or dead, nothing will make the 

 hair grow. 



Blood Out of Condition. 



Horses sometimes break out in fever 

 patches, sores or swellings. They lack 

 life and ambition, and their coat is un- 

 even. Give 



Hypo-sulphite soda 8 ounces. 



Nux-vomica i^ ounces. 



Mix, make into twelve powders, and 

 give one powder in feed three times a 

 day. 



Sometimes it is advisable, to remove 

 humors from the blood, to give the follow- 

 ing treatment: 



Give one-half ounce doses . of hypo- 

 sulphite soda twice a day for two weeks; 

 then follow for a couple of weeks with 

 one-half ounce doses of Fowler's solution 

 of arsenic twice a day. 



If the horse has sores, apply once a day 



Salicylic acid i ounce. 



Boracic acid i ounce. 



Tincture iodine i ounce. 



Glycerine i6ounces. 



Rheumatism. 



Animals with rheumatism sometimes 

 start out sound, but go lame before going 

 far, and may go sound again before re- 

 turning. They become weak in the joints 

 and oftentimes stumble. Sometimes in 

 driving they lift one knee higher than 

 the other. There is not, as a rule, any 

 swelling or soreness to be found. Give 

 Salol 2 drams. 



three times a day. This disease is often 

 very obstinate, and where a remedy is 

 effectual in one case it may not be so in 

 another. If the above does not fulfill the 

 requirements after a two weeks' trial, give 



Iodide of potash 2 drams. 



three times a day for the same length of 

 time. Then, if necessary, return to first 

 treatment. 



Scratches. 



In this disease the blood is out of con- 

 dition, and the treatment for ' Bi,00D 

 Out of Condition ' ' should be given. 

 Then apply a bandage to the leg, moist- 

 ened with the following solution : 



Sugar of lead i ounce. 



Glycerine 6 ounces. 



Water i pint. 



Apply same to the sore parts also. If 

 this does not bring about the desired re- 

 sult, apply (. itrine Ointment once a day. 



Do not work the animal till the cracks 

 are all healed. 



Cough Mixture. 



The following is one of the best reme- 

 dies for coughs and colds that can be pro- 

 cured. A botlle of it should be on hand 

 in every stable : 



Tincture of camphor 2 ounces. 



Muriate of ammonia 2 ounces. 



Chlorate of potash 2 ounces. 



Fl. ext. licorice 2 ounces. 



Fl. ext. belladonna 1 ounce. 



Syrup I pound. 



Mix, and apply one ounce to the horse's 

 tongue twice a day. 



