192 RECAPITULATION. OF REMEDIES. 
the feet with flax-seed meal 4 parts, ground mustard 1 
part, for several days; and bathe the affected limbs 
with the following liniment: Oil of turpentine, tincture 
of opium, soap liniment, of each 1 oz., tincture of capsi- 
cum 1 dr.; mix all together; shake well before using. 
Cramp—Hand-rubbing is very necessary, and use 
the following liniment upon the affected part: Alcohol 
1 pint, tincture of camphor 4 pint, tincture of opium 4 
0z.; mix all together. 
Saddle- Galls—Bathe the parts two or three times a 
day with tincture of myrrh and tincture of aloes, equal 
parts ; or collodion 1 oz., castor oil 2 oz., mixed ; or gly- 
cerine. 
Amaurosis.—Give a strong purge; follow this twice 
a day with 4 dr. doses of nux vomica mixed in the feed ; 
apply a fly-blister back of the eye. Give no corn until 
sight is restored. 
The Hooks——Open the bowels with the aloes. ball 
recommended in rheumatism, and apply the following 
wash: Tincture of opium 1 0z., rain water 1 pint; mix 
together and bathe the eye three or four times a day. 
Do not be persuaded to cut out this membrane of the 
eye, as its removal does injury by impairing its function. 
Simple Ophthalmia.—Open the vein under the eye and 
let it bleed until it stops of itself. Open the bowels, and 
use the following wash: Tincture of opium 6 drs., tine- 
ture of aconite 2 drs., rain-water 1 pint; mix all to- 
gether and bathe the eye three times a day; or use bel- 
ladonna 1 oz., rain-water 1 pint; mix and bathe the 
same. 
Specific Ophthalmia.—-Give in the feed night and 
morning: Colchicum root, pulverized, 1 oz., linseed 
