This disease is too well known to need any description. The following
are deemed the best cures:--
_External Application for Mange._
Powdered charcoal, half a table-spoonful.
" sulphur, 1 ounce.
Soft soap sufficient to form an ointment.
To be applied externally for three successive days; at the end of which
time, the animal is to be washed with castile soap and warm water, and
afterwards wiped dry.
The internal remedies consist of equal parts of sulphur and cream of
tartar, half a tea-spoonful of which may be given daily, in honey.
When the disease becomes obstinate, and large, scabby eruptions appear
on various parts of the body, take
Pyroligneous acid, 2 ounces.
Water, 1 pint.
Wash the parts daily, and keep the animal on a light diet.