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phur, for one gallon of water: bring the water 

 to the boiling point, then put in the tobacco and 

 let it steep until its strength is exhausted: then 

 stir in the sulphur with a little soft soap: these 

 are ratios to be used according to the quantity of 

 " dip " required: it should be tepid or moderately 

 warm, and kept so during the process of dipping 

 or application to diseased sheep. 



Recipe No. 2. 



James Law, professor of veterinary science, 

 Cornell University, N. Y., recommends the fol- 

 lowing: 



Tobacco 16 lbs., oil of tar 3 pints, soda ash 20 

 lbs., soft soap 4 lbs., water 50 gallons : steep the 

 tobacco and dissolve the other ingredients in a 

 few gallons of boiling water, then add water to 

 make up 50 gallons of the temperature of 70° 

 Fahrenheit: this will suffice for 50 sheep: keep 

 every sheep in the bath about 3 minutes, two 

 men meanwhile breaking up the scabs and work- 

 ing the liquid into all parts of the skin: when 

 taken out the sheep is laid on a sloping drainer, 



