CURE FOR INFLAMED EYES OF THE HORSE.—POUDRETTE AS A MANURE. 
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following prescription: “ Blow powdered blue 
stone into it, and rub a little rabbit’s grease above 
the eye, and ray word for it, to-morrow morning 
it will be as bright as a diamond.” 
By«just such treatment many a noble roadster 
has been prematurely consigned to the cart or 
treadmill; whereas, had the matter been intrusted 
solely to the operations of Dame Nature, the result 
would have been widely different. 
The course that I invariably pursue in such in¬ 
stances, is to keep the animal in a dark stable, to 
be fed upon hay, or if practicable, fresh cut grass 
and coarse bran—bleed freely from the mouth, 
and administer one and a halt pounds of Glauber 
salts, two drams of nitre, and fifteen grains of tar- 
tarized antimony in a bucket of water, and repeat 
the same daily until a free purgative operation is 
produced. The animal will be invariably found 
in a feverish condition, and if kept from water for 
a short time will drink the mixture freely. If 
these means do not soon produce a salutary im¬ 
pression, I bleed from the large vein immediately 
below the eye. By placing the thumb of the left 
hand firmly upon the part, the vessel soon becomes 
distended, and the operation may be most conve¬ 
niently performed with a common spring lancet. 
By this means I have frequently succeeded in ex¬ 
tracting from 12 to 20 ounces of blood, which has 
acted like a charm, by relieving the engorged ves¬ 
sels of the inflamed membrane. The whitish or 
sometimes yellowish appearance, depends upon the 
effusion of coagulated lymph deposited during the 
acute stage of the disease. When the absorption 
of this does not progress freely, and the eye fails to 
assume its accustomed lustre and transparency, I 
blister a semicircle below the eye, one and a half 
inches in diameter, by applying daily with the 
point of the finger, a mixture of three parts of the 
common blistering preparation as obtained from 
the druggists, and one part Venice-turpentine. 
Sometimes the other membranes of the organ be¬ 
come diseased from similar causes, to remedy 
which, the foregoing treatment as detailed will be 
applicable. Care should be observed in not too sud¬ 
denly exposing the patient to a strong light, high 
food, or active service. 
Thus, I have given you, as our Buckeyes term 
the science, a chapter on “ horse-doctoring,” and 
if you perceive anything in it that will repay 
you for the trouble, you are at liberty to publish it, 
with the promise, if it meets your approbation, of 
resuming the subject in some future number. 
Andrew Cabipbell, M. D. 
For the American Agriculturist. 
POUDRETTE AS A MANURE. 
A. B. Allen, Esq.: I wish to avail myself of a 
small space in your excellent journal, to call atten¬ 
tion to the subject of Poudrette as a manure. You 
are fully aware of the importance to the cultivator 
of the soil, of a good supply of manure; and your 
experience at home, and your observation in Eu¬ 
rope, enable you to appreciate the value of port¬ 
able or concentrated manures. Poudrette has long 
been in extensive use, and held in high estimation 
in France, and crushed bone is extensively used in 
England, to great advantage; whilst in this coun¬ 
try there is only here and there one, comparatively 
speaking, who has used either, or who appreciates 
their value as fertilizers. 
It is nearly six years since the first effort was 
made in this country to prepare poudrette, and in¬ 
troduce its use among the farmers in the vicinity of 
New-York; but owing to various circumstances, 
its use has not been extensive until the two past 
years, during which it has rapidly increased, and is 
still increasing. The present indications are, that 
the demand will increase more rapidly than the 
supply; and that in the vicinity of all large cities 
and towns, it will soon be in general use, as far as 
it can be obtained. 
There has been a strong prejudice in the minds 
of many, who know nothing of its value, against 
the use of poudrette; yet, in almost every experi¬ 
ment from which I have heard any report, it has 
been successful, and in many cases eminently so. 
It has been extensively used on Long Island, both 
on a sandy and clay-loam soil with great success ; 
also in New-Jersey near the seacoast, as well as 
in the interior; also along the Hudson river, and 
in Connecticut, R.hode Island, Massachusetts, and 
New-Hampshire near the sea coast; and in Mary¬ 
land, Virginia, North and South Carolina, and 
Georgia, in small quantities, to the satisfaction in 
almost every instance, of those who tried it, or saw 
its effects. 
The question is often asked, “ On what soils is 
it most useful ?” In reply to which, I can only say, 
that so far as I can judge, it will be found useful 
on any soil, and on all soils; but probably most so 
on a sandy-loam, or light soil with ordinary rains; 
but in a dry season, I think it will do best on a 
clay-loam. Some of the most satisfactory experi¬ 
ments which have been made were on the poor 
sandy lands in Monmouth County, New Jersey. 
Those farmers who have to purchase manure, 
and haul or transport it any distance, will find it 
for their gratification, and I think for their interest , 
to make an experiment with poudrette in compari¬ 
son with other manures. It is estimated by good 
judges, that one bushel of poudrette is equal in 
fertilizing properties, to fourteen bushels of good 
stable manure,—some say twelve , and others six¬ 
teen ; but I estimate it fully equal to fourteen 
bushels. If this estimate of its relative value is 
correct—if a barrel containing/owr bushels is equal 
in value to sixty bushels of stable or yard manure, 
then certainly lands may be improved which have 
heretofore been considered of little value, as the 
cost of transportation is comparatively trifling. 
I send you herewith a pamphlet, containing re¬ 
ports from practical farmers in New-Jersey, New- 
York, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, some of 
whom have used large quantities of poudrette for 
several years in succession, on various crops and 
different soils; and but for the crowded state of 
your columns, I should request you to publish some 
of them, as I am aware that your readers will pre¬ 
fer to have the/hcZs, in the language of those who 
recorded them, rather than my opinions. On this 
particular point I agree fully with them, and will 
therefore give a few paragraphs, though I would 
much prefer to give as many pages, from the 
pamphlet. 
