An Improved Ointment or Salve for the Cure of Diseases in the Feet of Horses and other Beasts of Burden.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Aug., 1898-Accepted, 8th Oct., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Ointment or Salve for the Cure of Diseases in the Feet
of Horses and other Beasts of Burden.
I, HARRY KING, of 35, Vastern Road, Reading, in the County of Berkshire,
Horse Dealer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:—
My invention relates to an ointment or salve for the feet of horses and other
beasts of burden and is intended as a remedy or cure for such diseases as those
known as shelley feet, thrush, sand-crack, seedy-toes, greasy or farcey heels and the
like, which I prepare by the combination of the following ingredients in or
about the proportions stated.
Verdigres or the bibasic acetate of copper 1 ounce or thereabouts.
Vitriol or sulphuric acid, an ounce or thereabouts.
Venice turpentine 1 lb. or thereabouts.
Spirits of turpentine 4 ounces or thereabouts.
Beeswax, an ounce or thereabouts.
Lärd or refined fat 1 pound or thereabouts.
In preparing the said ointment or salve I first place in a suitable vessel the
beeswax, lard and Venice turpentine and expose the said vessel to a gentle
heat until the contents are thoroughly melted when I remove the vessel from the
source of heat and add the verdigres, vitriol, and spirits of turpentine and keep
the whole thoroughly agitated or stirred until cold when the preparation is com-
pleted and the resultant compound being my improved ointment or salve.
Shelley feet" consists of a splitting of the hoof arising from abnormal dryness
of the foot.
"
Thrush" consists of a decomposed condition of the frog of the foot arising
from bad grooming or imperfect cleansing of the foot.
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"
Sand-crack also arises from dryness of the foot, undue care in grooming,
and frequent use of the foot on sandy, dry and dusty roads.
Seedy-toe is a kind of rotting or decay of the horny part of the foot arising
in some cases from carelessness in shoeing known as "pricking."
Greasy or farcey heels consists of a slimy or greasy condition of the heel of the
foot arising like thrush" from negligence or carelessness in grooming.
For the treatment and cure of each of the aforesaid and like diseases I employ
a suitable brush, with which and hot or very warm water I first thoroughly
cleanse the affected part of the foot and when the foot has become quite dry I
apply with a soft brush or sponge a plentiful application of the said ointment
or salve and repeat this treatment night and morning until the disease has dis-
appeared and the foot is restored to a clean and healthy condition.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
:-
The combination of verdigres, (or the bibasic acetate of copper) vitriol, (or

page_text: sulphuric acid) Venice-terpentine, spirits of turpentine, beeswax, and lard or
refined fat, in or about the proportions stated in the preparation of an ointment
or salve for the treatment and cure of diseases in the feet of horses and other
beasts of burden substantially as set forth.
DL1th .. 1 J
1000
GEO. THOS. HYDE,
1, Broad Street Buildings, Liverpool Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.