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me better results than I obtain from the use of any other -ap- 

 plication with which I am familiar, and this is a disease with 

 which I have had much experience in treating. 

 Give a ball twice, daily, composed of 



4 ounces chloride of potash. 

 4 ounces carbonate soda. 

 2 ounces powdered rosin. 

 2 ounces anise seed. 

 -J ounce black antimony. 

 Add one teaspoon of this powder to two ounces molasses and linseed meal 

 enough to make a ball. 



DIARRHCEA OR SCOURS. 



This means a too frequent operation of the bowels, the dis- 

 charge being changed in appearance from their natural condi- 

 tion. Such cases generally succumb to rest and some attention 

 to diet ; but in severe cases I would recommend the following : 



Treatment. Take 



Rhubard, powdered, . . . 1 oz. 



Ginger, powdered, . . .4 drachms. 



Opium, powdered, . . .1 drachm. 



Prepared chalk, . . .4 drachms. 



Mix, and divide into three parts, and give one dose every three hours until 

 cured. 



Give plenty of water to drink, which will greatly assist to 

 allay irritation or what disposition there may be to inflamma- 

 tion. Bran mashes should be given for a few days. To over- 

 come . the effects of so much drying medicine, oil meal or 

 ground flaxseed would be an excellent assistant in this 

 particular. 



SCOURS IN YOUNG COLTS. 



Youno- colts from various causes are sometimes attacked 

 with scouring. 



Treatment. Tannin tea or tea made from the inner bark 

 of the white oak tree is a sovereign remedy for scours in young 

 colts ; it is also good for older animals. 



