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employment. It excites the fancy of the master and conjures up the 
dread of every cleanly horse proprietor; the symptom is, however, 
easily eradicated. It only denotes heat of body; let a portion of the 
hay be abstracted and a couple of bundles of cut grass be allowed each 
day; let a mash be given night and morning, until the bowels freely 
respond, and, without further measures, the annoyance usually ceases. 
The irritation may not, however, subside so quickly as shall be desired ; 
to hasten its departure, either of the annexed may be applied externally : 
Washes for Prurigo. 
Animal glycerin . ae; One part. 
Simple water or rose-water . . . . . . . . . Two parts. 
Mix. 
Sulphuricacid . . . ...... . =. . . One part. 
WiGLOR ee paleo st cn Se, eds SP ne. Gees Se aerges, GLeMpants: 
Mix. 
CreoSsOte: <n. aleve: Mice ae. Ae A oe Gi, ee eg LODE parts 
Oil io Skee Ghee ee ey ee ee a igh parts. 
Mix. 
Hither of these probably will answer, but the writer strongly recom- 
mends the first; at the same time it is well to try and reach the source 
of the disease, or to improve the blood. For this purpose the following 
drink should be given every night after the last meal :— 
Drink for Prurigo. 
Liquor arsenicalis One ounce. 
Tincture of muriate ofiron . . . . . . . Qne ounce and a half. 
Water... . . . One quart. 
Mix, and give half a pint for a dose. 
A week after the irritation has subsided, all medicine may be with- 
drawn; but it is always well to see that a sufficiency of exercise be 
given, and to allow an extra feed of oats with a pot of porter every 
day. These last will restore the strength; for every form of disease is 
to be regarded as the most emphatic testimony of weakness. 
RING-WORM. 
This affection at first is simply a disfigurement; but, if neglected, it 
becomes a troublesome disorder. In the primary instance, the hair falls 
off in patches, leaving visible a scurfy skin; some say there are pimples 
under the scurf, but the author must confess he was unable to discern 
them in those cases which he examined. The scurfy particles, however, 
are somewhat large, and resemble, in no little degree, the scales which 
