SCAB, OR ITCH. 
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Remedies. —A variety of means have been adopted for 
the cure of this disease, and it has been remarked that 
sheep which have been smeared seldom or ever are attacked 
oy it. No other specific has been found so effectual as pre¬ 
parations of mercury ; and it may be eradicated by external 
applications, unless it has become constitutional; and when 
this is the case, internal remedies must be resorted to. The 
following ointment has been found an excellent remedy :— 
Strong mercurial ointment 6 pounds, 
Spirit of turpentine . 3 gills, 
Hogs’ lard, tallow, or butter 6 pounds. 
The hogs’ lard, or butter must be first melted, and poured 
over into a vessel; then add the mercurial ointment, stirring 
them well together until properly incorporated, and all 
cloudiness disappears, when the mixture will be of a uni¬ 
form pale grey colour. The turpentine must then be added, 
and the whole stirred together until the ointment is tho¬ 
roughly mixed, and then pour it into a large flat dish, 
that it may cool rapidly, so that the mercury may not sink 
to the bottom, to prevent which the mixture should be 
stirred until cold. 
The following preparation has also been found effectual, 
and is considerably cheaper than the preceding :— 
Corrosive sublimate, finely 
powdered . . 8 ounces, 
Train-oil ... 6 gallons, 
Resin .... 2 pounds, 
Tallow ... 2 pounds. 
Let the corrosive sublimate be put into a vessel with a pound 
of the tallow, and when warm, let them be well stirred to¬ 
gether, and then the rosin added, which, when melted will 
keep the corrosive sublimate suspended. When these are 
well incorporated by means of stirring, the remainder ox the 
