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MANUAL OF M0D3RN FARRIERY. 
sponge. One application of this will suffice, if well rubbed 
in ; but if the red appearance of the skin has not abated in 
two days, it will be necessary to repeat the rubbing. At 
the time of the first application, give the following inter¬ 
nally, once a day, for a week. It is the easiest plan to put 
it in the meat:— 
Tartarized antimony . 1 drachm, 
Sulphur £ ounce, 
Nitre • • • i ounce, 
During the two first days the animal must be kept very 
warm and dry, and at the end of that time, the ointment 
should be well washed off with a solution of soda, made 
pretty strong, in the proportion of half-a-pound to two 
quarts of water. 
GARGUT, OR DISTENDED UDDER. 
This complaint is occasioned by the lacteal vessels be¬ 
coming obstructed, and the udders being distended by coa¬ 
gulated milk, and internal inflammation of the parts are in¬ 
duced. In some instances, this disease is caused by too 
nutritious food previous to the time of farrowing; and when 
it occurs afterwards, it is attributed to the teats not being 
sucked or drawn down sufficiently soon after having far¬ 
rowed. 
The first remedy is to milk the animal with the hand, as 
young pigs will not suck their dams, when the milk is cor¬ 
rupted, nor would it be proper to allow them to do so, if 
they were so inclined. And when this Las been accom¬ 
plished, the following ointment must be gently applied, and 
slight friction used :— 
Camphorated spirit of wine 1 ounce, 
Florence oil . ^ ounce, 
Goulard's extract . ^ ounce. 
