The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-01-18
VOL. IX.-NEw SERIES,
VETERINARY ADVICE.

VETERINARY ADVICE
Foandcrcd Horses.-A horse badly foun.
dcfed, could scarcely walk for two weeks.
but has largely improved without treat.
w. d.
Keep him ,.ashod, but cut off any undue
length OF toe, let him walk mainly on his
heel. Apply the following around the ton
OF the hoof and for two inches upward -
Powdered cantharides, ! dr.; camphor, 10
grains alcohol, 3 OF. Rub this well in.
and repeat it daily until the skin gets tender
and scabs form. Suspend until the scabs
fall off and then reapply the liniment-
Keep the horse rs much as possible in tho
slough, or il this cannot be done. steen the
feet occasionally Tor an hour It a title in
tepid water and then smear thcm-waIl,
sole and frog-with the following: Wood
tar, Coz; yellow wax, o.; mutton fat 6 o. !;
melt over q slow fire, aud stir we'll while
cooling. Overlooking of the stomach is
the most common cause of founder in locali-
ties where hard work and liberal feeding is
the rule.
Lost appetite.-A mare since an attack
: of collie has proved dumpish and refused to
eat more than half feeds of grain, when
kept at work eats rather better than when
idle, and takes grass and hay, very well.-
I. H. A..
The collie has evidently partaken of the
nature of inflammation and has left effects
which may or may not be rcmediable. In
{ such cases ibrouss bands are sometimes
formed, which hamper the movements Of
the bowels, impair digestion, and predispose
to future attacks of collie. These cannot
be remcdied. In other cases the lining men,
brane of the bowels, and even of the stom.
ach becomes the seat of chronic catarrhal
Inflammation which greatly impairs diges-
tion aud causes loss of appetite and cond;-
tion. In this state tho dung is likely to be
passed in partially digested state, and per-
hars with an occasional film of mucus and
sourish odor. Feed mainly grass with
ground oats, handful of linsccd cake dali
ly, and carrots and turnips if available
Give daily two drachms ground gentian
one drachm cascarilla; ten grains nux vom-
ica, and one drachm white bsmuth. Place
piece of salt in tho manger to be licked at
will, and give regular exercise and good
grooming. If the dung smells sour add
one ounce calcined magnesia daily to the
food.
= SCR&CUHEo on GnEASE..--Tnc CAUSES uf
scratches are all agencies that induce irrita-
tion in the skin of the heels and pastern
standing in wet aw-yards, among decom-
posed manure or it's liquid DRAWINGS stand
ing with wet, muddy limbs aftor work
standing in snow or snow water; currents of
cold air striking on the heels; irritant am
moniacal fumes from dccomposing dung or
urine washing the heels with caustic soap;
the irritation caused by parasites on the
heels working on roads where the limbs
sink in deep mud, or spatter it over them;
the irritation caused by the short, bristiy
hair after the heels have been clipped !;
sHelled legs, caused by long standing in,
deep litter; by weakness of the circulation,
diseased heart, liver, or kidneys, or by
'sprains or other injuries to the limbs irrita-
tion of the skin in connection with heating
food and lack of exercise; and fnally some
unknown and constitutional tehdengy may
all in different cases become causes Of
scratches.
In seeking cure, the first thing is to
ascertain the active cause of the disease and
remove it. In the great majority of cases
this will be local irritant; but whatever
1t is, its discovery and abatement is essential
to permanent cure. Next attention must
be given to soothe the irritated skin; and
when there is much heat and tenderness, a
poultice may be necessary. A linsecd meal
pcultce, with weak solution of sugar of
lead poured over its surface, will be as good
as any. When heat and tenderness have
been subducd, any free discharge (grease)
may be checked by wrapping in cloths, wet
with solution Of sulphate of zinc, half
drachm of chloral-hydrate, and FIVE ounces
of glycerine, in quart of water. When
the discharge has ceased, and there remains
but the somewhat raw, scabby eruption,
smear daily with bruzoated oxide of zinc
ointment.-N IT. Tribune.
TIE CHUFA, OR EARTH ALMoND.-The
cultivation Of this plant, known botanically
as the cyperus esculentus, is of some inter
est to our readers. Its introduction is of
recent date and the general report of those