90 PRIVATE PRESCRIPTIONS 
PRESCRIPTION. 
Arnica,’ Tincture of — ..°.\,.° 2) g2a@mmaees 
Opium, Tincture of... . . . 1 }2igmemees 
Camphor, Spirits of . ...... . . | 33ai@emiees 
Mix and apply to affected parts. Give internally this: 
PRESCRIPTION 
Colchicum Seed (Powdered) . . . | a @uhee 
Foenugreek Seed (Powdered) . . 1-2 ounce 
Gentian (Powdered). . lo ee 
Potash, Nitrate of . 
Mix and divide into 12 powders and give one night and 
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ounce 
morning in soft feed. 
Abscesses. 
An abscess is a sac of..pus in the tissues. They are 
sometimes large, but as a rule are not painful unless near 
a Nerve center, 
Cause—Impurities in the blood from retaining in the sys- 
tem matter which should be eliminated either through the 
bowels, the kidneys or the skin A blow, a kick or other 
injury may be the exciting cause, but the morbid condi- 
tion of the blood must be such as to favor the formation of 
an abscess ere one is produced. 
HOW TO KNOW IT. 
We find great swelling, which is hard in the beginning, 
but as it app oaches full development becomes soft in the 
center, but remains hard on the outer edges (iigai rear 
hot, and after a time is painful to touch. ‘ bscesses may o¢- 
cur in almost any place upon a horse, 
