THAT FAMOUS ASTOR COLT. 
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Borate of Soda. —Soluble in solutions of chloride of cal¬ 
cium and of borax, it is employed with advantage in the shape 
of an ointment against burnt wounds and eczema. Internally it 
is used as an antidiarrhceic in dogs at the dose of 0.50 centi- 
erammes. 
THAT FAMOUS ASTOR COLT. 
This monstrosity was born at the Astor stables, Rhinebeck, 
N. Y., on the night of May 28th, 1896, the sire being “ Confidence 
Shot,” an imported Hackney stallion, 9 years old, the mother, 
u Alice,” being a common-bred mare, brought on from Maine by 
Dr. Webb, she being 9 years old, and this her first colt. 
The colt was perfect in body, large, strong and lively, and would 
