Gum camphor ^ ounce.
Gum myrrh i ounce.
Sulphuric acid i ounce.
Turpentine i ounce.
Lard i pound.
Mix — Rub on once a day.
NO. 2.
► Gun powder 2 ounces.
Lard 3 ounces.
Turpentine 2 ounces.
Mix and apply twice a day.
DRESSING FOR HARD HOOF
Turpentine 4 ounces.
Tar 4 ounces.
Fish oil 8 ounces.
Mix and apply twice a day, by the aid of heat
HIDE BOUND.
Sulphur 8 ounces.
Nitrate of potash 3 ounces.
Black antimony 2 ounces.
Sulphate of iron i ounce.
Mix and give a table-spoonful in feed twice a
day.
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NO. 2.
Aloes 2 ounces.
Sweet spirits of nitre i ounce.
Gentian tincture 8 ounces.
Mix and give a tea-spoonful 3 times a day.
EYE WASH.
Alcohol I ounce.
Extract of lead i dram.
Soft water one-half pint.
Mix — Apply 3 times a day.
FOR COLIC.
Turpentine 3 ounces.
Laudanum i ounce.
Warm water yi pint.
Aloes ]4 ounce.
Mix and give at once.
SPRAINS OR WOUNDS.
Oil origanum i ounce.
Oil anise I ounce.
Oil spike i ounce.
Aqua ammonia i ounce.
Alcohol 3 ounces.
Mix — Apply every 3 hours.
FOUNDER.
Sun-flower seeds i pint, to 2 bushels of oats.
Feed 4 quarts of this to a feed.
NO. 2.
Bleed in the feet and giv^ freely of the above.
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TO CLEANSE THE BLOOD.
Rattle root 4 ounces.
Sassafras root 4 ounces.
Wild cherry root 4 ounces.
Spice wood bark 4 ounces.
Dog wood 4 ounces
Water 2 gallons.
Boil down to one-half gallon and give a table-
spoonful in water every 4 hours.
NO. 2.
Camphor i ounce.
Skunk cabbage 2 pounds.
Fenegreek one-half pound.
Sulphur 4 ounces.
Flaxseed meal i pound.
Mix — Table-spoonful every evening.
EYE WASH.
Three eggs.
One quart rain water.
Beat the eggs well before putting into the water,
and add one-half ounce Set on stove and
boil for ten minutes.
NO. 2.
Sulph. of zinc 2 grains.
Sugar of lead 2 grains.
Morphine 2 grains.
Laudanum 2 drams.
Rain water 4 ounces.
Mix — Apply to the eye 3 times a day, until the
inflammation has subsided.
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LINIMENT FOR BOG SPAVIN.
Tincture cantharides i ounce.
Croton oil i dram.
Turpentine i ounce.
Laudanum ^ ounce. 1^
Mix — Apply with a good deal of friction, 3
times a day. This is Nacke's favorite liniment
and he gives it a great recommend, he having
cured a great number of cases in his large practice.
CONDITION POWDERS.
Antimony 2 ounces.
Resin 2 ounces.
Sulphur 2 ounces.
Ginger 2 ounces.
Flaxseed meal 2 ounces.
Rhubarb i ounce.
Mix — Dose, a table-spoonful twice a day in oats
or chop.
BONE LINIMENT.
Neatsfoot oil 8 ounces.
Tincture camphor 2 ounces.
Oil of spike 2 ounces.
Mix — Apply 3 times a day with a good deal of
friction in cases of lameness or swellings of any
kind.
BLISTER LINIMENT. .
Cantharides pulv. i ^ ounces.
Turpentine I pint.
Mix — Let stand 24 hours, and then apply. It
will blister in 15 m.inutes.
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HALFIELD'S LINIMENT FOR SWEENEY.
Oil spike i ounce.
Oil stone y^ ounce.
Oil amber ]^ ounce.
Oil origanum J^ ounce.
Oil turpentine ^ ounce.
Oil British y^ ounce.
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Presented as published in 1882. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
AI-modernized reading of the original text
Gum camphor ^ ounce. Gum myrrh i ounce. Sulphuric acid i ounce. Turpentine i ounce. Lard i pound. Mix — Rub on once a day.
NO. 2. ► Gun powder 2 ounces. Lard 3 ounces. Turpentine 2 ounces. Mix and apply twice a day.
DRESSING FOR HARD HOOF
Turpentine 4 ounces.
Tar 4 ounces.
Fish oil 8 ounces.
Mix and apply twice a day, by the aid of heat
HIDE BOUND.
Sulphur 8 ounces. Nitrate of potash 3 ounces. Black antimony 2 ounces. Sulphate of iron i ounce.
Mix and give a table-spoonful in feed twice a day.
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NO. 2.
Aloes 2 ounces.
Sweet spirits of nitre i ounce.
Gentian tincture 8 ounces.
Mix and give a tea-spoonful 3 times a day.
EYE WASH.
Alcohol I ounce. Extract of lead i dram. Soft water one-half pint. Mix — Apply 3 times a day.
FOR COLIC.
Turpentine 3 ounces. Laudanum i ounce. Warm water yi pint. Aloes ]4 ounce. Mix and give at once.
SPRAINS OR WOUNDS. Oil origanum i ounce. Oil anise I ounce. Oil spike i ounce. Aqua ammonia i ounce. Alcohol 3 ounces. Mix — Apply every 3 hours.
FOUNDER. Sun-flower seeds i pint, to 2 bushels of oats. Feed 4 quarts of this to a feed.
NO. 2. Bleed in the feet and Give freely of the above.
TO CLEANSE THE BLOOD.
Rattle root 4 ounces. Sassafras root 4 ounces. Wild cherry root 4 ounces. Spice wood bark 4 ounces. Dog wood 4 ounces Water 2 gallons.
Boil down to one-half gallon and give a tablespoonful in water every 4 hours.
NO. 2.
Camphor i ounce.
Skunk cabbage 2 pounds.
Fenegreek one-half pound.
Sulphur 4 ounces.
Flaxseed meal i pound.
Mix — Table-spoonful every evening.
EYE WASH.
Three eggs.
One quart rain water.
Beat the eggs well before putting into the water, and add one-half ounce. Set on stove and
boil for ten minutes.
NO. 2.
Sulph. of zinc 2 grains.
Sugar of lead 2 grains.
Morphine 2 grains.
Laudanum 2 drams.
Rain water 4 ounces.
Mix — Apply to the eye 3 times a day, until the inflammation has subsided.
farrier's division. 183
LINIMENT FOR BOG SPAVIN.
Tincture cantharides i ounce.
Croton oil i dram.
Turpentine i ounce.
Laudanum ^ ounce. 1^
Mix — Apply with a good deal of friction, 3
times a day. This is Nacke's favorite liniment
and he gives it a great recommend, he having
cured a great number of cases in his large practice.
Antimony 2 ounces.
Resin 2 ounces.
Sulphur 2 ounces.
Ginger 2 ounces.
Flaxseed meal 2 ounces.
Rhubarb i ounce.
Mix — Dose, a table-spoonful twice a day in oats or chop.
BONE LINIMENT.
Neatsfoot oil 8 ounces.
Tincture camphor 2 ounces.
Oil of spike 2 ounces.
Mix — Apply 3 times a day with a good deal of friction in cases of lameness or swellings of any kind.
BLISTER LINIMENT. .
Cantharides pulv. i ^ ounces. Turpentine I pint.
Mix — Let stand 24 hours, and then apply. It will blister in 15 m.inutes.
HALFIELD'S LINIMENT FOR SWEENEY. Oil spike i ounce. Oil stone y^ ounce. Oil amber ]^ ounce. Oil origanum J^ ounce.
Oil turpentine ^ ounce.
Oil British y^ ounce.
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