_Blistering Liniment._--Powdered Spanish flies, one ounce; spirits
turpentine, six ounces. Rub on the belly for pain in the bowels, or on
the surface for internal inflammation.
_Cathartic Powder._--To cleanse out horses in the spring, making them
sleek and healthy; black sulphuret of antimony, nitre, and sulphur, each
equal parts. Mix well together, and give a tablespoonful every morning.
_Cough Ball for Horses._--Pulverized ipecac, three-quarters of an ounce;
camphor, two ounces; squills, half an ounce. Mix with honey to form into
mass, and divide into eight balls. Give one every morning.
_Diuretic Balls._--Castile soap scraped fine, powdered resin, each three
teaspoonfuls; powdered nitre, four teaspoonfuls; oil of juniper, one
small teaspoonful; honey, a sufficient quantity to make into a ball.
_To prevent Horses being Teased by Flies._--Boil three handfuls of
walnut leaves in three quarts of water; sponge the horse (before going
out of the stable) between and upon the ears, neck and flank.
_To Prevent Botts._--Mix a little wood-ashes with their drink daily.
This effectually preserves horses against the botts.
_Liniment for Galled Backs of Horses._--White lead moistened with milk.
When milk cannot be procured, oil may be substituted. One or two ounces
will last two months or more.
_Remedy for Strains in Horses._--Take whiskey, one half pint: camphor,
one ounce; sharp vinegar, one pint. Mix. Bathe the parts affected.
_Another._--Take opodeldoc, warm it, and rub the strained part two or
three times a day.
_Lotion for Blows, Bruises, Sprains, etc._--One part laudanum, two parts
oil origanum, four parts water ammonia, four parts oil of turpentine,
four parts camphor, thirty-two parts spirits of wine. Put them into a
bottle, and shake them until mixed.
_Fever Ball._--Emetic tartar and camphor, each half an ounce; nitre, two
ounces. Mix with linseed meal and molasses to make eight balls. Give one
twice a day.
_Liniment for Sprains, Swellings, etc._--Aqua ammonia, spirits camphor,
each, two ounces; oil origanum and laudanum, each, half an ounce. Mix.
_Lotion for Mange._--Boil two ounces tobacco in one quart water: strain;
add sulphur and soft soap, each, two ounces.
_Purgative Ball._--Aloes, one ounce; cream tartar and castile soap, one
quarter of an ounce. Mix with molasses to make a ball.