The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1870-06-23
Remedies.

Kcmeufes.
Costiveness of uogs.--Givc half
pint of lard molten in pint Of new
milk. Put the lard and milk in lin
dish, set on the stove and heat until
the lard il melted. Administer warm
This will in most cases effect cure in
short time.
Throat Dis,emper in Horses. Take
devils bit, or wild turnip ; if geep, CRATE
small one fine; il dry, heapcd spoon.
ful, mix 1t with wet bran or oats. This
rcpeatcdlygiven, has never been known
to fail. 1t is also a certain cure for
cough.
Lampas in lIorses.-Colts effected
with the lampas may have the palate
lanceJ, which relieves trnsion Of the
swollen part. Where there il not
much swelling, apply to the palate a
solution OF alum-s teaspoonful TO
half n pint Of water.
BIuses or Sores on q Horse. Boil
smart weed in chamber I've after boil
ing put in little soft soap Wash
while warm. two or three times . jsy.
Ii the weather be cold, dry with . hot
Trick or cover with cloth.
Scruir on the Legs of poul,ry.-Thc
following receipt has been found an
ctfcctual remedy 20 grains carbonate
Of soda | ounce OF hard, drachm
sulphur. Applied occasionally to the
legs till healthy appearance is re-
stored.
Founder in Horses "A large table
spoonful Of pulycrized alum, and q
teaspooDful of pulvcrizcd saltpetcr mix
cd. Mois,en the dose and administer
it by pulling out tho tongue aud plac
ing the spoon as for back in the mouth
as possible. Feed carefully and eyer.
else gently every day. Repeat the
dose every other dag for several days.
Mango IN IIorses.-All the maugy
parts of tho horses body should be
rubbed with an equal mixture of soft
soap and ointment, and in twenty-four
h, lvs, il should be washed oft with
warm water and the horse carefully
dried and blanke,ei afterwards. Ii
one application is not sufficient, q sec
ond one should be made, but eight or
ten days should intervene between
each application.
When you perceived your horses
inclined to rub their names and tails,
feed them little oil meal, say from
one to two quarts q day for q week or
ten days, and at the same time max g
good brine, rs warm as you can bear
you hand in il. and wash the scaly
substance out of the manc aud tail
and mix about Il Tablespoonful Of lard,
n teaspoonful ol powder, and rub it n
well about the roots Of the name and
tul.
Blood SPAWN and Thorough pin
Blood SPAWN disease is burs.l en-
Ersemcnt, or an increase in the secre-
tion Of the joint oil, causing disteusion
OF tho cspsular ligameut which sur
rounds the joint, causing PUFFY SWELL
ings on the front and inside Of the
joint, but rarely causing lameness.
Thoroughpin is the same disease,
on more extensive scale, causing the
enlargement to extend through the
joint, from one side to another
The only successful treatment which
We have found, with a few exceptions
is cold water compresses, placed
upon the joint in such q manner as to
press upon the swollen parts, and re-
tain them there for six or eight weeks
by means Of leather socket made tc
fit the joint; the compress to be chang
ed every day. Old muslin cloth is
the best material to use.
Wind Galls.-A gall is swelling
that appears on each side of the back
siuew above the fetlock, and Injuries
the sale Of many fine horses. Many
persons puucturo them, which is wrong
thing, rs it often produces an incura-
bic lameness. Procure the best kero-
feno oil possible, and bathe the spo,
two or three times day, until you
zee the gall has diminished. Dip the
the end of your finger iu the oil, and
rub it in well. Then put tight ban.
age Of cloth around the gall. BE care.
full and not let tho oil spread more
than is necessary, for if allowed to run
down the fetlocks, it will cause bad
sore. If the gall be bad one, and
the oil should cause sore, heal with
green olntment.-Americaa .Siock
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