Nebraska advertiser., 1856-07-12
4 OF THE HORSE.

cannot give as mucn q " tn1s ue-
partment as the Importance of the sub
iect requires. Every farmer would do
we'll to procure a copy of abook called
THE HoRsE," by William Youatt, re-
published from the London edition,
and adapted to the American public,
by Lea & Blanchard, of Philadelphia.
It is a work Of great merit.
We annex afew Of the most useful
hints on this subject.
CURE FOR CoLIC IN HoRsEs.-Dis-
solve one pound of EPSON or glauber
salts, and one-fourth Of a pound of
ground ginger, in three pints.of boiling
water, and when sufficiently cool,
(about blood warm0 pour it down the
horse. Keep it well shaken, so that
the horse may get all the sediment,
which contains most of the ginger
In very severe attacks, bleed in the
mouth, which l think expedites the
cure, if done before giving the ginger
and salts. This medicine not only
cures the collie, but regulates the
stomach; so that there is no tendency
to collie, any more than if the horse
had never had it. Collie in horses is
generally brought on by long feeding
on corn, or a change of feed, and over
feeding and hard driving Immediately
after, and perhaps too much water,
which causes an unnatural distension
of the stomach; then inflammation,
which is shown in collie, founder, ETC..
Collie is not so common as many i'm
agine. Horses are frequently driven
so long without to stop,
that the great amount of water secret
ed in the bladder causes great pain,
and is frequently discharged with great
difficulty, and sometimes cannot be
discharged at all. We relieved a mare,
a short time since, from all the symp-
toms of a severe collie, by exciting a
desire to void the water, by pouring
water slowly on the ground near her.
BoTs.-In the Southeastern Farmer
is given the following mode of treat
ment for bots, which is there pro-
nounced a sure remedy, if used before
the stomach of the horse is eaten
through and ruined. GIVE one quart
of warm sage tea; half an hour after,
give another quart; half an hour after,
give one gill of tar; and half an hour
after, give a purgative. The sage
being an a%stringent, will cause the bots
to let 60 of the stomach, and the tar
kills them. Prevention is better than
cure; but if cure is needed, it is hoped
this may be effectual. 1t has been so
is some cases..
FoUNDER.-As soon as you find your
horse is foundered, bleed him in the
neck in proportion tothe greatness of
the founder. Then draw his head up,
as common in drenching, and with a
/ spoon put far back on his tongue strong
salt, until you get him to swallow one
, pint. Be careful not to let him drink
too much. Then anOint round the
edges of his hoofs with spirits of tur-
pentine.
Il A founder pervades every part Of
f the system of a horse. The phlegms
arrest it from the blood; the salt ar
rests it from the stomach and bowels:
and the spirits arrest it from the feet
, and limbs.
STIFLE.-The following recipe fol
curing this disease, is given by a cor.
respondent of the Ca1tivGtor. He says
:. he has sold the recipe for many dollars
and with it cured many horses:
. GA handful of sumach bark and
e handful of white-oak bark, boiled in &
r gallon of water, down to two quarts
/; battle the stife with this lotion twice &
$ day for three days; then put on a salvt
made of the white of an,egg and rosin
P and battle the same in with a no
f; shovel two or three times, and the horse
5 is cured"
7 gun
camphor, one ounce; spirits sal. am.
e monia, two ounces; mix these together
I in a junk bottle; let it stand twenty.
four hours, occasionally shaking i
e together. Then add oil of spike anC
{ spirits of ~turpentine, of. each on,
ounce. Then shake all web together
and it is fit for use. Apply this 81,
! successive mornings by thoroughly
a rubbing it on the part, and apply ahO
shovel to cause the same to penetrat,
! more freely, and a cure will general,
u be effected.
SWELLINGs.-To scatter swelling
on horses or other cattle, take tw,
. quarts Of proof whisky, or other proc
: spirits; warm it over coal, but not t,
blaze; dissolve if in a pint of soft soap
: When cool, put it in a bottle, and ad,
one ounce of camphor. When dis
. solved, it viii form a liquid ~opodeldoc
eeand is hen ready for application, form
:. ing a cheap and useful remedy.
Il When the swelling is on the leg, o
} any part hat will receive a bandage
# such bandage should be applied, an,
wet with the ~opodeldoc.
lie Seth Lee, of. Connecticut, saws h
Ie gets rid of the crows .bv the folloWin,