The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1854-01-05
Bots i'm Horses

fafmer, dating Rappahannock
Co., Va, c9hpunicates the following SEN
slble araae 10 the Dollar Newspaper:
l h&xe noticed an inquiry, as to the cure
ofbSS in horses. The writer states that
many consider this disease incurable. I
was once of the same opinion, and believ-
ed that that which would destroy bots
would also destroy the horse; but for the
past fifteen years, I have never failed to
cure every case that I have undertaken,
and am one of those who never had sick
horse to die on my hands, when called for
in time, and before others had undertaken
the case. This may be only good luck,
but it is a fact. And | have been the
owner of some fifty horses within twenty
five years past, and have lost only one,
which died of distemper suddenly when I
had thought he was in no danger. l make
these remarks mainly to induce all far
mers and owners Of horses, to strive to in
form themselves upon the diseases to
which horses are liable; and, in their prac-
tice bear this IN mind, that nine-tenths of
the diseases which destroy the horse may
be relieved by such remedies as will not
injure one in health. Saltpetre, copperas,
spirits turpentine, and other like stuff, Civ
en- as remedy for all cases, has killed six
where one has been cured. Sulphur, char
coal, onion decotion, salts, oil, DC, are saf:.
remedies. I shudder when I see one
preparing drench for horse, saying,
"this will kill or cure him." never use
kill or cure'' remedies becauseI am deal
ing with brute. My experience has led
me to believe that laudanum and salts,
with the use of the lancet, will cure more
horse-diseases than everything else, if
timely and properly administered. Every
farmer should carry with him thumb
lancet, and he can dismount from his horse,
draw his handkerchief or bride rein around
his neck, and bleed him in two minutes,
while with phlegms, he must have some
to one hold him-must have astick, and then
perhaps strike half dozen times, and be-
fore all this can be done, the horse may
die. Mouth bleeding is hazardous; if you
wish the horse to swallow blood drcnch
him with it.
| CURE FOR BOTTs.
Get quart or pint and a-half bottle, in
which put half pint of sweet milk, hall
pint Of molasses, half pint Of blood from
the neck, while taking two or three quarts,
half an ounce of laudanum. (if the horse
be small or feeble lessen the quantity,
shake well together and give for one
drench;rub spirit turpentine on his breast
In about fifteen minutes he will be very
sick and will sweat freely, and lay quietly
and fatty on his side. After the lapse o
half an hour or so, give him half pound
of EPSON salts, or half pint of castor oil
and if bolts or cholic is all, the horse il
cured, and cholic and bolts kill more hor
ses than everything else. This recipe cos
somebody something, but not me, and
consider it of more value than life time
subscription to the 'Dollar Newspaper,
if l were to live a hundred years. The
effective part is the laudanum; the Other
parts are added tomake itpalatable, SO tina
the bots will partake of it-once taken
they let go the stomach, pass into the NAV
with the purgative drench, and are dis
solved. never had horse die after Civ
ing this as first drench, and have never
discovered the passing of bolts from The
horse. Anything given the horse of &
nauseous taste will hasten his death, as the
bolts will eject it, and work their way tht
harder. I would not give the laudanun
in much faith, without the appendages.