Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-06-07

from thu sound skin, leaving the WHOLESOME.
flesh in its natural state. la a month or Al,
weeks longer, this circular part becomes on.
trely detached on lis periphery from The sound
skin, and adhefes TO the side of the face by N
fe" slight Integnments about its centre, which
soon decays, (or they mey be cut off, and the
diseased parts drop out in a mass, leaving a
hideous wound, then may be seen The porou,
hone of the face resembling honeyeomb, which
soon becomes covered with sound flesh and
skin-the wound may be soon healed by usinp
common applications, though | have made use
OF what We farmers In the country call poi-li
qnor, as a wash. aud Amounting the place with
an ointment made by bruisipg the leaves of
the common pokeweed. (phyiotdccu deScrudra,D
aud extracting the juice by pressure. and stew
ing II in h~ogslard, or of the Jamestown weed.
or thorn apple, (datgra SlrdmOntum,) prensred
in the same way. These applications NAV be
made use of with advantage as soon as il is dis
covered that the parts begin to separate. IL
the weather be warm, il may be necessary to
anoIni the parts with a mixture of common tar
aud toSSiard, or the juice Of elder stewed IN
hogslard, III order 10 keep away the blow fly,
which viii be attracted TO the parts By The of
iensiveness of the scent emitted. Ii cannot be
expected that a horse which has been thus upe-
rated upon, will regain the beau Y of his head,
particularly ifhe be an old horse, or ha. been
affected on both sides OF the face, or the disease
has been suffered 10 run too long before apply
ing the remedy this is eyIdepced by the APP
pearance of my mare, | suffered the disease 20
run too long because was fearisl that The at
senic might injure the foel, but was induced to
risk ii, rather than lose the mare-ihe stallion
on the contrary, exhibits the effects OF it in but
a Sign, degree. IL may be proper to remark,
that "a less nuautty of arsenic will npSucr fnr A
colt than for an old horse and that II ought
10 be inserted as high upon the face as The seat
of the disease will admit of, perhaps on the up
per edge OF the swelleG part will answer the
same end.
Another remedy has been communicated 10 me
which is much more simple and iii be "A RENE.
dy,cfriainly possesses great advantagesoy the
one ON which ! have been treating. | have never
noWn it tried but am inducedto believe thai it
is II remedy both from its analogy 10 lie arsenic
and from the authority from which | derived
my Information. IL is this. Instead of the
arsenic, take a hall pint OF strong ashes, Chick
orv suppose.) put them into II lin cup, (0l
about n pine measure smaller al the mouth
than al the bottom, say about Il inches AT
the mouth in diameter hl the cup or pot with
Water, and let IT boil for bali AN hour, or until
the water has been evaporated, or absorbed by
the ashes, cord The horse nose IN the usual
way, or otherwise c%onine him, in order that be
may be sui. and apply the mouth of the cup
10 the part affected, with the ashes quiIe not
and nearly dry, having previously covered it
with a thin cloth 10 prevent the ashes from
coming in contact with the skin of the horse
and hold it in thai position until the heat has
subsidized, when it may he removed--in a day
or two the parts will exhibit a gluey exudalion,
which will disappear i'll the course Vi a week,
leaving an considerable sore like a burn, whoa
may be soon cured by treating it Us such. 1t
may be necessary in some cases 10 make the
second app icalion. Tie horse may be used
as usual all the time, aud when the wound heals
up, scarcely any scar wall remain.
Respectfully,
Your most ob't servant,
q. B. L.,