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Colic .—Take of patient’s manure a small piece, roll in a 
burdock leaf, and give as a bolus. Relief is obtained in twenty 
minutes. 
Blindness (Cataracl, or other cause ).—Take of unsalted but¬ 
ter two pieces, about the size of a pea, and drop into each ear. 
A cure may be expected in four days. 
Szvelhngs of any description .—Take cow manure, kitchen 
grease, and salt, equal parts, fry well, and rub into parts every 
day. 
]Vo 7 'ni in the Tail .—Make an incision four inches lono-, 
close up to root of tail, and another near the end ; fill both with 
pepper and salt. This may be relied on to draw not only the 
worm, but four or five dollars from the owner’s pocket. 
Proud Flesh .—New salt pork bound around the part. 
Distemper .—Take of concentrated lye 33, and give in urine. 
Funeral service may be performed inside of twelve hours. 
Rheumatism in Hogs .—Hen manure, to be given in feed 
three times a day. 
Spavins, Ringbones, etc .—My best receipt is for spavins, 
ringbones, and all exostoses—a receipt for which three hun¬ 
dred dollars was given and the exclusive right of operating in 
the county. For the good work which was done, the operator 
received a certificate, entitling him to practice as a veterinarv 
surgeon. The donor of this has, he tells me, dozens of speci¬ 
mens in his office of spavins and ringbones, which, in his own 
words, he “ curled out ” in two days, and, by his manner, I 
should judge is very proud of his success, and shows them to 
would-be customers with considerable verbosity and delight. 
The mixture is made up of H^vSO^, HNO3, aa gj, quick¬ 
silver, 3ij, and candies, 3 ss. ; at least my original receipt 
reads thus, but I presume cantharides is meant. Care must be 
taken in making up the mixture, or oue will be apt to lose 
interest in any further chemical mixtures. A little of this is to 
be painted on once a day until growth curls out. No after- 
treatment is needed, unless it be a new leg or a bolus of 3 j 
“ I-dide of lead,’’ which may be given to counteract any tend- 
