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TREATMENT OF BURSATTEE. 
to slightly touch the mouth again, to guard against the disease 
breaking out in future. 
I have never found any bad effects arise from salivating a 
horse, beyond his being unable to eat dry food for a few days ; 
the healthiness of the gums and breath are soon restored by 
syringing the mouth occasionally with alum and water. 
The treatment of the sores is simple, but requires cleanli- 
ness and care ; on the first appearance of those dark- coloured 
ulcers with ichorous discharge, that cannot be mistaken, they 
should be dressed with black wash, applied on clean lint every 
four or five hours, which will assist the operation of the 
calomel pills. About the 3d or 4th day, by sponging the 
sores, small kunkur stones will show themselves, which must 
be carefully scooped out with the finger, and the sore dressed 
with green ointment, applied warm, and covered with clean 
lint, which will cause all diseased parts to separate or slough 
off. The sores must be washed and dressed twice or three 
times a day and searched for kunkur ; if one bit remains the 
sore will not heal till the cold weather sets in, and then the 
seed of the disease is left behind. 
If the edges of the sore require eating down, a powder, 
composed of equal parts of sulphate of zinc and blue vitriol 
finely powdered, should be rubbed in ; but when they begin 
to look healthy they may be healed, like any other sore, with 
JEgyptiacum, tincture of aloes, calamine ointment, &c. & c . ; 
but great care must be taken to secure the horse, or he will 
rub or gnaw any sore he can get at. 
Green Ointment is made as follows : 
Hog’s Lard 
Common Turpentine . 
Verdigris, pounded . 
Spirits of Turpentine 
2 lbs. 
2 lbs. 
1 Ounce. 
1 Ounce. 
Warm the lard and turpentine together, and stir in the 
verdigris over the fire ; and the spirits of turpentine when 
nearly cool. 
n. b. — Salivation as described above, and black wash 
applied with slight pressure to the coronets, is the best of 
all cures for that troublesome disease called Quittor, if 
resorted to in the early stage of the complaint. 
