304. RAILROAD SYSTEM OF HORSE TRAINING
This excellent and very simple method of horse training is nearly
all accomplished by what is called the persuader or bit; which
is made as follows: take a piece of strong rope eight or ten feet
long and a quarter of an inch thick, then part the horse's mane
in the centre, turning one half towards the ears, and the other
towards the back of the horse; next tie the rope by one end in
a hard knot that will not slip - not too tightly - round the horse's
neck in the place at which the mane is divided, having the knot
on the right side of the neck; then pass the loose end of the
rope forwards, along the right side of the neck, into the horse's
mouth and back along the left side of the neck to that part of
the rope which surrounds the horse's neck, and underneath which
it is passed; than take the loose end of the rope in your hand,
and you have the persuader or bit completed. By pulling on the
end which you now hold, you draw his mouth up towards his throat,
and can thereby inflict the most excruciating torture that is
possible for a horse to undergo, and the beauty of it is, without
the least injury to the animal. One pull on this persuader is
more dreaded by the horse than a whole day's flogging with raw-hide.
In fact he cannot stand it; no matter how ugly his tricks may
be, such as kicking, balking or anything else, if you use the
persuader on him at the time, you can conquer him at once; make
him as meek as a lamb, and glad to do anything to escape the torture
inflicted by the persuader. A few times is all you will have to
use it, even on the most sulky animal, until you will see no more
of his tricks, and he is completely conquered.
305. TO HALTER WILD COLTS
How to approach and halter the wildest colt of any age without
danger, and lead him quietly, is as follows: choose a large floor,
that of a wagonhouse answers well, strew it over with straw two
or three inches deep, turn your colt into it, follow him in with
a good whip, shut the door, and he will clear to the furthest
corner, follow him, and whip him well on the hips, he will clear
to another corner, follow him, treat him in the same manner, and
he will soon begin to turn his head towards you, then stop and
bid him come to you, if he does not come, lay on the whip again,
being always careful not to touch him about the head or shoulders,
but always about the hips, in a short time he will come to you
when you bid him, then rub his ears, nose, neck, chest, &c.,
and pet him all you can; halter and lead him about the floor;
it at any time he clears from you, pay the whip well on his hips
until he comes to you again; after a little use him the same way
in a small yard, and after this you can do as you like with him
in any place.
306. HORSES WITH TENDER EARS
How to make a horse, that is afraid of his head or ears, easy
to bridle or halter, is as follows: - if your horse is very fractious
and wild, you will need to treat him according to receipt No.305,
first: at all events you will want the floor well covered with
straw, then raise the left foreleg and strap it so that your horse
will stand on three legs, then tie a strap just above his right
fore foot, and standing on the left side of the horse, holding
the strap in your hand, chirp to him, and the moment he attempts
to move forwards, he is on his knees; you may then fasten the
strap to that on the left leg, or hold it in your hand, as you
please; then after the horse gets done struggling and working,
rub his nose and ears gently, and put the halter on and take it
off repeatedly, to show him that it may be done without hurting
him, and in a short time he will not mind the halter or bridle.
307. HOW TO CONTROL A VICIOUS HORSE
How to acquire the most perfect control over the most vicious
and wildest horse, in a short time, without the use of drugs or
charms, is by going according to receipts No.305 and No.306, and
sometimes you may have to use the persuader.
308. TO BREAK A WILD COLT
How to break the wildest colt in a short time, so that a boy of
14 years old can ride or handle him in perfect safety. This is
done by means of the persuader receipts No.305 and No.306, and
if the boy is to ride him, after the horse is on his knees, as
directed in receipt No.306, and the horse is tired out by struggling,
then let somebody get on his back, sit there for a while, then
move on to his shoulders, and back unto his hips, and so work
round the horse until he does not mind it, and has no fear from
it. When he has a few lessons like this, any lad may ride him
in safety.
309. TO MAKE A STALLION LIE DOWN
How to make the worst stallion lie down and allow you to perform
any surgical operation on him that you wish, without the assistance
of any one. If the horse is very ugly, you may need to follow,
first, receipt No.305, and perhaps, use the persuader, but it
is principally done by receipt No.306, with this addition: when
you have the horse on his knees, you standing on his left side,
and holding the strap which is attached to his right fore foot
in your hand, as taught in receipt No.306, then put a headstall
on him, and to its ring on the left side of his mouth, tie firmly
a stick about an inch and a half thick, which, let run up on the
left side of his neck, to the top of his shoulders, then tie the
strap, which is attached to the right foot, to this pole; now
pull the horse over on his left side, and you have him powerless,
his fore feet are drawn up, and on account of the pole he cannot
raise his head, so that you have perfect control over him to do
as you please.
310. PULLING AT THE HALTER
To break a horse from pulling at the halter. This is done by means
of the persuader; if he pulls once on this, he will never try
it again.
311. WILD STALLIONS
How to break the wildest stallion in a short time, so that a boy
can lead him in perfect safety. This is done by putting the horse
through a regular course of training, according to receipts No.305
and No.306, and the use of the persuader.
312. BALKY HORSES
How to make the worst of balky horses pull true. Whenever your
horse balks, if you there and then, openly and publicly make use
of the persuader, and jerk him well with it, he will be glad to
go, and in a short time you will have to use it no more; but as
long as this system is kept secret, and when a horse balks, you
do not then use the persuader, you will never break the horse
from balking.
313. SHOEING HORSES
How to make a horse stand to be shod. This is accomplished by
having the persuader fitted on, and whenever the horse makes an
attempt to be ugly, pull on the persuader, and he will very soon
be glad to stand as quiet as a lamb.
314. "WHOA"
How to make a horse understand the word "whoa" so perfectly,
that he will always stop when spoken to, no matter what may occur
to frighten him. This is done by having the persuader fitted on,
and whenever you sat "whoa", in a loud and stern tone
of voice, pull on the persuader, and it is impossible for a horse
to fear or dread anything else as much as this, he will stop instantly,
no matter what may occur to frighten him.
315. THROWING
How to break a horse off the habit of throwing his rider. This
is accomplished by means of the persuader, and receipt No.308.
316. SCARING
How to break a horse off scaring at umbrellas or buffalo robes,
so that you may toss them at him without disturbing him. To accomplish
this you want to get the horse on his knees, according to receipt
No.306; then bring your robes and umbrellas near him, let him
smell them, toss them at him, and throw them over his head carefully,
and so continue to work, showing him that they do not harm him,
until all fear of them is lost.
317. KICKING HORSES
How to break the worst class of kicking horses. To accomplish
this, you will want to put the horse through a regular course
of training, according to this system, until you have him well
conquered; then keep the persuader on, and if he should ever attempt
to kick, at that moment jerk well on the persuader, and he will
think of everything but kicking; when he attempts it a few times,
and you check him in this manner, he will quit it altogether.
318. TO BIT A HORSE
How to bit a horse more perfectly, in ten minutes, at a cost of
ten cents, that can be done with any other bit and rig, at a cost
of five to ten dollars. This bit is what is called the persuader,
and it is the best bit that ever was used for bitting colts. It
puts a most beautiful curve in the neck, and leaves the colt at
ease while wearing it. When it is used for this purpose, the end
that you hold in your hand in other cases, is now to be tied to
that part of the persuader which surrounds the neck of the horse
or colt.
319. JOCKEY TRICKS - TO PRODUCE FOUNDER
How to make a horse appear as if he was badly foundered in one
night's time. Take a fine wire, or any substitute, and fasten
it tightly round the castor tit, the back side of the pasture
joint at night; smooth the hair down nicely over it, and by morning
he will walk as stiff as any foundered horse.
320. FOOD AND STARVATION
How to make a horse stand by his food and starve to death. Grease
the front teeth and roof of the mouth with common beef-tallow,
and he will not eat until you wash it out; this, in conjunction
with the above, will consummate a complete founder.
321. GLANDERS
How to make a horse appear as if he had the glanders, in one night's
time. This is done by melting fresh butter and pouring it into
his ears, not too hot.
322. BALKING
How to make a true pulling horse balk. Take tincture of cantharides
1 oz., and corrosive sublimate 1 drachm; mix and bathe his shoulders
at night.
323. TO COVER UP HEAVES
How to cover up the heaves so effectually, that you may work,
ride, or run him, and they cannot be detected. This will last
from twelve to twenty four hours, long enough to trade off. Drench
the horse with one-fourth pound of common bird shot, and he will
not heave until they pass through him.
324. THE COUNTENANCE
How to put a young countenance on a horse. Make a small incision
near the sunk place over the eye, insert the point of a blow-pipe
or goose-quill, and blow it up; close the external wound with
thread, and it is done.
325. THE CRIB
How to cure a horse of the crib, or sucking wind; saw between
the upper front teeth.
326 QUESTIONS
To teach a horse to answer questions. This is done by pricking
him with a pin; for instance, you may say to the horse, is your
name Tom? and at that moment prick him with a pin so that he will
squeal; then ask him is your name Sam? don't prick him and he
will not squeal. Then say again is your name Tom, prick him again,
and he will squeal; so continue, and after a time he will squeal
without being pricked when you ask him the first question, &c.
327. TO NERVE A HORSE
How to nerve a horse that is lame. Make a small incision about
half way from the knee to the joint on the outside of the leg,
and at the back part of the shin bone; you will find a small white
tendon or cord; cut it off and close the external wound with a
stick, and he will walk off on the hardest pavement, and not lame
a particle.
328. A HORSE'S AGE
The following rules will enable any man to ascertain with tolerable
certainty the age of any horse. Every horse has six teeth above
and six below; before he arrives at the age of three he sheds
his two middle teeth by the young teeth rising and shoving the
old ones out of their place. When he arrives at the age of three,
he sheds one more on each side of the middle teeth; when four
years old he sheds two corner and the last of his fore teeth;
between four and five he cuts his under tusks, and when five will
cut his upper tusks, and have a mouth full and complete, and the
teeth will have hollows of a very dark brown colour. At six years
old the grooves and hollows in a horse's mouth will begin to fill
up a little and their tusks have their full growth, with their
points sharp, and a little concave. At seven years old the grooves
and hollows will be pretty well filled below. At eight the whole
of the hollows and groves are filled up, and you see the appearance
of what is termed smooth below. At nine years old, the point of
the tusk is worn off, and the part that was concave begins to
fill up and become rounded. Between nine and ten years of age
a horse generally looses the marks of the mouth. After nine years
old a wrinkle comes on the eyelid at the upper corner of the lower
lid, and every year thereafter he has one well defined wrinkle
for each year over nine. If, for instance, a horse has three wrinkles,
he is twelve; if four, he is thirteen, &c.
329. HEAD, NECK OR LUNGS
How to tell by looking at a horse whether there is any thing the
matter with his head, neck or lungs. A knowledge of this is as
useful as it is simple. If there is nothing the matter with the
head, neck or lungs of a horse, the nostrils will have a clean,
healthy, and bright appearance, but if there is, they have always
a dirty, muddy, or in some way an unhealthy appearance.
330. PROF. MANDIE'S HORSE TAMING
Take finely grated horse caster, or the warty excrescence from
the horse's leg, oils of rhodium, and cumin, keep these in separate
bottles well corked; put some of the oil of cumin on your hand
and approach the horse on the windy side that he may smell it;
he will then move towards you, then rub some of the cumin on his
nose; give him a little of the castor on sugar, salt, or any thing
he likes, and get 8 or 10 drops of the oil of rhodium on the point
of his tongue; you can then get him to do any thing you please.
Follow up your advantage by all the kindness and attention possible
towards the animal, and your control is certain. This is only
fit for nervous horses; but the railroad system is certain. In
all kinds of ugly horses it is the best of methods.
331. BOTTS IN HORSES
This may be relied on as a certain and safe remedy for botts in
horses. When the horse is attacked, pound some common glass very
fine, sift it through a fine piece of muslin, take a tablespoonful,
put it inside a ball of dough, (not mixed with the dough,) then
put it down the horse's throat, and in from two to five minutes
the horse will get up and feel and will be well. The moment the
glass touches the botts though they may have eaten their way into
the coats of the stomach, so that but a small portion is exposed,
they will let go their hold, will pucker up and be driven off
by the bowels. This remedy is perfectly safe, and is the only
certain cure for botts under the sun. Try it.
332. RING BONE AND SPAVIN
Take of sweet oil, 4 oz.; spirits of turpentine, 2 ozs.; oil if
stone, 1/2 oz. Mix and apply three times a day. If the horse is
over four years old, or in any case where there is not sufficient,
in addition to it, you will fit a bar of lead just above it, wiring
the ends together, so it constantly wears upon the enlargement,
and the two together, will cure nine cases out of every ten in
six weeks.
333. POLL EVIL AND FISTULA
Take 1 lb. common potash dissolved in 1/2 pint of water. Add 1/2
oz. extract of belladona and 1 oz. gum-arabic dissolved in a little
water; work all into a paste with wheat flour, and box or bottle
up tight. In applying this, the place should be well cleansed
with soap-suds, (castile soap is best) then tallow should be applied
all around by the paste dissolving and running over it. Now this
paste must be pressed to the bottom of all the orifices; if very
deep it must be made sufficiently thin to inject by means of a
small syringe, and repeated once in two days, until the callous
pipes, and hard fibrous base around the poll evil, or fistula,
is completely destroyed. Sometimes one application has cured cases
of this kind, but it will generally require two or three. If the
horse cannot be kept up, you will put a piece of oiled cloth over
the place. The advantage of this caustic over all others is that
less pain and inflammation is induced. The sores may be cured
by the following or Sloan's ointment: cedar oil is to be applied
to the tendons, to prevent them stiffening, in pole evil, or other
cases.
334. DeGRAY, OR SLOAN'S HORSE OINTMENT
Take of rosin 4 oz., lard 8 oz., honey 2 oz., mix and melt slowly,
gently bring it to a boil, and as it begins to boil slowly, add
a little less than a pint of spirits of turpentine, stirring all
the time it is being added, then remove from the stove, and stir
till cool. This is an extraordinary ointment for bruses in flesh
or hoof, broken knees, galled backs, bites, cracked heels, &c.
or when a horse is gelded, to heal and keep away flies.
335. NERVE AND BONE LINIMENT
Take of beef's gall 1 quart, alcohol 1 pint, volatile liniment
1 lb., spirits of turpentine 1 lb., oil of origanum 4 oz., aqua
ammonia 4 oz., tincture of cayenne 1/2 pint, oil of amber 3 oz.,
tincture of spanish fly 6 oz., mix and shake well. Uses too well
known to need description.
336. TO CURE FOUNDERS IN 24 HOURS
Boil or steam oat straw for half an hour, then wrap it round the
horses legs while quite hot, cover up with wet woollen rags to
keep in the steam: in six hours renew the application. Take 1
gallon of blood from the neck vein, and give a quart of linseed
oil. He may be worked next day.
337. TO CURE COLIC IN TEN MINUTES
Bleed freely at the horse's mouth, and take 1 oz. of oil of juniper,
1 oz. of laudanum, and 2 ozs. of sweet spirits of nitre. Mix in
a pint of gruel, and drench him with it.
338. GARGLING OIL
Take of tanner's oil 1 quart, oil of vitriol 2 oz., spirits of
turpentine 1 oz. Mix all together, leave the bottles open till
it stops working, then it is ready for use.
339. MERCHANT'S GARGLING OIL
Take of linseed oil 2 1/2 galls., spirits of turpentine 2 1/2
galls., western petroleum 1 gall., liquor potass 8 oz., sap green
1 oz., mix all together, and it is ready for use.
340. PURGING BALLS
Take of aloes, 3 oz.; anise seed, 3 oz.; pulverise and mix with
castile soap. This makes one ball for a horse.
341. URINE BALLS
Take of white resin, 1/2 lb.; castile soap, 1/2 lb.; venice turpentine,
1/2 pint; mix well together; make the balls the size of butternuts.
Give the horse three the first day, two the second day, and one
the third day.
342. FOR THE HEAVES
Give the horse 1/2 drachm of nitric acid, in a pint of sweet milk.
Repeat once in two days, once in three days, and once in four
days. This receipt is highly prized, and is good; but the best
remedy for heaves is so simple that scarcely any one will try
it; it is to take fresh sumack tops, break two or three bunches
of them up in the horse's feed, three times a day. This will actually
cure the heaves unless they are very bad.
343. INFLAMMATION OF THE LUNGS
The symptoms of inflammation of the lungs in the horse is as follows:
- it is usually ushered in by a shivering fit, the horse is cold
all over, reaction soon takes place, the body becomes warmer,
and the extremities extremely cold. The breathing is quick, he
refuses to lie down. If when wearied out, he lies down, it is
but for a moment. Treatment - This may be commenced by a good
bleeding, which is to be followed by a drachm of emetic tartar,
and three drachms of nitre, every eight hours, rubbing the extremities,
and giving bran-mashes; throw warm blankets over the animal, hanging
down to the floor, and place vessels of hot water in which put
hot stones or bricks, and sweat freely, also, give one scruple
of opium, and two of calomel, twice a day. The sides of the chest
may be thoroughly blistered. This is the proper treatment.
344. STOMACH AND BOWELS
Inflammation of the stomach and bowels in the horse, resembles
colic in its symptoms, except in colic the pains pass off at times,
and return again, whereas in inflammation, the pain is constant,
and the animal is never easy; after a time the eye acquires a
wild haggard, unnatural stare, and the pupil, or dark spot in
the eye, dilates. Treatment - Take away, at once, six or eight
quarts of blood, and repeat the bleeding if the pain returns.
Follow the bleeding by one scruple of opium, and two of calomel,
twice a day; also blister the sides of the chest; give him bran
mash and purging balls, (Receipt No. 340).
345. INFLAMMATION OF THE KIDNEYS
The principal symptoms of inflammation of the kidneys in the horse,
is, pressure on the loins elicit symptoms of pain, the breathing
is hurried, there is a constant desire to void urine, although
passed in small quantities, highly coloured, and sometimes tinged
with blood. Treatment - This is blood letting, active purging,
mustard poultices as near the kidneys as possible, and the horse
warmly clothed, &c., as in other inflammations.
346. CONDITION POWDERS
Take of flax-seed meal 2 lbs., finygreek meal 2 lbs., liver antimony
1/2 lb., and nitre 1/2 lb., mix well; give a tablespoon for three
days and omit three days, &c.
347. FOR BONE SPAVIN
Take of cantharides 2 oz., strong mercurial ointment 4 oz., oil
of turpentine 4 oz., iodine 3 oz., mix all with a sufficiency
of lard to make a thin ointment; apply to the spavin only once
a day until it bursts; then oil it with sweet oil until healed.
If the bunch is not then removed, apply it again, and again if
necessary, which is seldom the case.
348. TO MAKE A HORSE FOLLOW YOU
The horse is treated in the same manner as mentioned in the receipt
NO. 305, always being careful to whip him on the hips. When he
will follow you round the barn floor, then treat him in the same
manner in a yard, and when he follows you here, he will any place.
349. COLTS CHEWING HALTERS
Take scab from the wart on the inside of the leg, rub the halter
thoroughly with it, and they will not be found chewing their halters
very soon.
350 A. HORSES JUMPING FENCES
Pass a small and strong cord around his body just behind his shoulders,
and tie the halter to this cord between his forelegs, so as to
leave the distance about two feet from the cord to his head; if
then he attempts to jump, he is compelled to throw his head forward,
which draws hard on the cord, and causes it to cut into his back,
and he instantly desists. The cord should not be more than a quarter
of an inch in diameter.
350 B. BLAZE OR STAR
When we have a pair of horses that match well in every respect,
except that one has a blaze or star on the face, it becomes very
interesting and important to know how to make their faces match.
Take a piece of oznaburgs the size you want the star or blaze;
spread it with warm pitch and apply it to the horse's face; let
it remain two or three days, by which time it will bring off the
hair clean, and make the part a little tender; then take of elixor
vitriol a small quantity, anoint the part two or three times;
or, take of a very common weed called asmart, a small handfull,
bruise it, and add to it about a gill of water, use it as a wash
until the face gets well, when the hair will grow out entirely
white.
351. BLACK SPOTS
To spot a white horse with black spots, take litharge 3 oz., quick
lime 6 oz., beat fine and mix together; put it into a pan and
pour a sharp ley over it; then boil it and you will have a fat
substance swim on top, with which anoint the horse in such places
as you design to have black, and it will turn to the colour immediately.
352. INFLUENZA OR HORSE-AIL
The first symptom is debility. The horse appears dumpish, refuses
to eat, mouth hot, in six or twelve hours the appetite diminishes,
legs and eyelids swell. This disease may end in chronic cough,
a bad discharge from the nose, and in inveterate cases in glanders.
Treatment - Keep the horse on light food, as mashes, scalded shorts,
green grass, &c., and if he is very plethoric, he should be
half starved and bled from the mouth. If the throat is sore, rub
it with warm vinegar and salt, or blister; walk him a little for
exercise, administer the following: oil of croton, 5 drops; nitrate
of potassa 4 to 6 drachms; potassio-tartrate of antimony, 1 drachm;
spirit of nitric ether, 4 drachms to 1 oz; solution of acetate
of ammonia 2 to 4 ozs.; and warm water sufficient to make a draught;
and when the head is much affected, add a drachm of camphor. This
draught may be administered once and sometimes twice a day, the
croton oil being omitted after the first dose; after the first
day, 2 drachms of powdered gentian may be added.
353. STRANGLES OR HORSE DISTEMPER
Symptoms - A discharge from the nostrils, with a swelling under
the throat, a disinclination to eat. Thirst, but after a gulp
or two the horse ceases to drink. In attempting to swallow, a
convulsive cough comes on; mouth hot and tongue coated with a
white fur. The tumor under the jaw soon fills the whole space,
and is evidently one uniform body, and may thus be distinguished
from glanders or the enlarged glands of catarrh. Treatment - Blister
over the tumor at once; when the glands remain hard and do not
suppurate, it may lead to glanders, in which case rub it with
iodine ointment, and give internally, hydriodate of potash in
daily doses of 10 to 40 grains, combined with gentian and ginger.
As soon as the swelling is fit, lance it freely and apply a linseed
poultice; give bran mashes, fresh grass, &c.
354. STAGGERS
Symptoms - Giddiness, he may fall down, or suddenly turn several
times round first; he may be quiet, or struggle violently. Treatment
- If the horse be full and well fed, take 3 or 4 quarts of blood
at once; cease using him for a time, and give him an occasional
physic ball or powdered aloes 6 drachms and a little in honey.
355. GREEN OINTMENT
Take of lard, 6 lbs., put into a ten gallon kettle; add 2 gallons
of water; cut jimpson seeds and fill them in, and cook from 4
to 6 hours slowly, till all the water is gone; then put into jars,
and add to each pound of ointment one ounce of turpentine. Good
for galls, cuts, scratches, &c.
356. HOOF EVIL OR THRUSH GREASE HEELS
Bleed and physic, and poultice the feet with boiled turnips and
some finely ground charcoal at night, for two or three nights;
then wash the feet clean with castile soap and soft water, and
apply the blue ointment every day; keep the horse on a floor and
he will be well in 12 days.
357. BLUE OINTMENT
Take the ointment of rosin, 4 ozs; finely ground verdigris, 1/2
oz; turpentine, 2 oz; mutton tallow, 2 lbs; oil of origanum, 1/2
oz; tincture of iodine, 1/2 oz. Mix all together. This is one
of the best medicines that can be made for scratches, hoof-evil,
and cuts, and is good to apply on fistula after the rowels have
been taken out. It is as good for human as horse flesh.
358. HOOF BOUND OR TENDER FEET
Never have the feet spread at the heels, nor rasped about the
nail holes; use the liquid, and apply it according to directions.
For hoof bound or tender feet, apply it all around the top of
the hoof down one inch every day. First have a stiff shoe on the
foot, and cleanse the cut or cork. Never cut or burn for it.
359. HOOF LIQUID
Take of linseed or neatsfoot oil, 1/2 a pint; turpentine, 4 oz;
oil of tar, 6 oz; origanum, 3 oz; mix and shake well together.
360. HOOF AIL
Apply blue vitriol, and put on a tarred rag to keep out the dirt.
361. BIG, OR MILK LEG
Apply the liquid blister every three hours until it blisters;
then in six hours grease with soft oil of any kind; then in eight
days wash the part clean, and apply it again. Repeat it there
or four times, then use the iodine ointment. If this does not
remove it all, apply the ringbone and spavin medicine, this will
remove it all.
362. IODINE OINTMENT
Get 1oz. of the grease iodine, put in 1 pint of alcohol; let this
stand in the sun two days, and you have the tincture of iodine.
Take 2oz. of the tincture and 1/2lb. of lard; mix well, and you
have the iodine ointment.
363. SPRAIN IN THE STIFLE
Symptoms - The horse holds up his foot, moans when moved, swells
in the stifle. This is what is called stifling; there is no such
thing as this joint getting out of place. Treatment - Bleed two
gallons, foment the stifle with hot water, rub it dry, then bathe
it well with the general liniment every morning and night, give
him mash, and he will soon be well. Never allow any stifle-shoe
or cord on the foot or leg.
364. GENERAL LINIMENT
Take of turpentine, 1/2 pint; linseed oil, 1/2 pint; aqua-ammonia,
4 oz.; tincture of iodine, 1 oz.; shake all well together. This
is used for different things spoken of in the different receipts,
sores or swellings, sprains, &c.
365. LIQUID BLISTER
Take of alcohol, 1 pint; turpentine, 1/2 pint; aqua-ammonia, 4
oz.; oil of origanum, 1 oz.; mix, apply this as spoken of, every
three hours until it blisters.
366. TO CURE CORNS
Take of the shoe, cut out the corns, and drop in a few drops of
muriatic acid, then make the shoes so they will not bear on the
part affected. Apply the hoof liquid to the hoof to remove the
fever. This is a sure cure for corns in horses.
367. WATER FARCY, OR DROPSY
This is a swelling along under the chest, and forward to the breast;
bleed, rowel in the breast and along the swelling, six inches
apart, apply the general liniment to the swelling, move the rowels
every day, let them stay in until the swelling goes down. Give
soft food, mashes, with the cleansing powder in them.
368. CLEANSING POWDER
This is to be used when the blood is out of order. It is good
to restore lost appetite, good for yellow water, whenever it is
to be used it is spoken of in the receipts. Take of good ginger
1 lb., powdered gentian 4oz., crude antimony 1/2 oz., mix well
together. Give one large spoonful every day in wet food. This
is perfectly safe.
369. POLL EVIL
Cure before it breaks, run a rowel or seaton from the lower part
of the top through the centre of the enlargement, then make the
following lotion. Take of sal-ammoniac 2 oz., spirts of turpentine
1/2 a pint, linseed oil 4 oz., and spirts of tar 4 oz., shake
well, and apply it all over the swelling every other day. Let
the seaton stay in until all the swelling is gone down, move it
every day, and when all is gone throw it out. Bleed when you first
open it, and keep the part clean.
370. GLANDERS
Bleed copiously, put a rowel or seaton of polk root between the
jaw and breast, put tar thoroughly up the nostrils twice a day.
This is the best remedy ever in use.
371. FRESH WOUNDS
If there is an artery cut, tie it if possible; if not possible,
or if there is much bleeding without the separation of an artery,
apply the following wash: nitrate of silver 4 grains, soft water
1 oz., wet the wound with this, then draw the edges together by
stitches one inch apart, then wash clean, and if any swelling
in twenty-four hours, bleed and apply the blue ointment, or any
of the liniments spoken of, Keep the bowels open.
372 THE LIVER
In disease of the liver or yellow water, give the following ball
every morning until it operates upon the bowels. Take of aloes
7 drachms, calomel 1 drachm, ginger 4 drachms, and molassas enough
to make it into a ball, wrap it in a paper and give it; give scalded
bran and oats, grass if it can be got; when his bowels have moved,
stop the physic, and give 1 oz. spirits of camphor in half a pint
of water, every morning, for twelve days, rowel in the breast,
and give a few doses of cleansing powder. Turn him out.
373. BALLS FOR WORMS IN HORSES
Take of barbadose aloes 6 drachms, powdered ginger 1 1/2 oz.,
oil of wormwood 20 drops, powdered natron 2 drachms, and molassas
to form aball.
374. BALLS FOR HIDE BOUND
Take of barbadose aloes 1 oz., castile soap 9 drachms, and ginger
6 drachms. Make into a ball.
375. HEALING OINTMENT
Take of lard 5 parts, rosin 1 part, melt them together; when they
begin to get cool add two parts of calamine powder, stirring well
till cool. If the wound is unhealthy add a little turpentine.
376. GALLS ON HORSES
Bathe the parts affected with spirits saturated with alum.
377. GRUBS IN HORSES
Take of red precipitate a teaspoonful, form into a ball, repeat
if necessary in 30 minutes.
378. STIFF SHOULDERS OR SWEENEY
Rowel from the top of the shoulder blade down as far as there
is no pealing. First cut through the skin, and then two thin fibres
or strippings, use the blunt needle, move it back and forwards
five or six inches, draw in a tape or seaton, and the next morning
wet it with tincture of cantharides, do this every other day,
move them every day, wash the part clean, let the tape stay in
until the matter changes to blood, this is for both diseases.
Let him run out if possible. He will be well in six or eight weeks.
If for sweeney you may work him all the time.
379. SICK STOMACH IN HORSES
Bleed half a gallon, then if he will eat a mash give him one,
give no hay, then give him 1/2 oz. of rhubarb every night until
it moves his bowels, then take of gentian root 4 oz., fenu-greek
2 oz., nitre 1/2 oz., mix and give a large spoonful every day.
Do not give him too much to eat when his appetite returns.
380. LUNG FEVER
Bleed four gallons from the neck vein, and take 1 oz. of aquanite,
add to it half a gallon of cold water, drench him with a gill
of it every three hours, drench him over the lungs, then give
him water to drink that hay has been boiled in, and to each gallon
of it add 1 oz. of gum-arabic, and 1/2 oz. of spirits of nitre;
give this every four hours; foment and rub the legs with alcohol
and camphor, until they get warm; do not move the horse. Keep
him in open stall if hot weather.
381. EYE WASH FOR HORSES
Take of sugar of lead, 2 drachms; white vitriol, 1 drachm; and
soft water, 1 quart; mix and dissolve; wash the eyes out well
every morning, having first washed then well with cold water,
continue this for three or four weeks; and then, if the eyes are
not much better, bleed and give a mild physic. The horse should
be kept on low diet, and not over heated or worked too hard. Scalded
shorts or oats are good.
382. MANGE AND SURFEIT
Bleed and physic, then take sulphur, 1/2 lb.; and lard, 2 lbs.;
mix well; grease the part affected every three or four days; stand
the horse in the sun until it dries in; give him a few doses of
the cleansing powder.
383. CONTRACTION OF THE NECK
If it is taken in the first stages, bleed from the neck 2 galls.;
then ferment or bathe the part well with hot water; rub it dry,
and apply the general lineament every day, two or three times;
this will cure if it is of long standing. Then blister all along
the part affected with the liquid blister. Do this every three
weeks until he is well, and rub with the white ointment, Do not
work the horse till well.
384. WHITE OINTMENT
For rheumatism, sprains, burns, swelling, bruises, or any inflammation
on man or beast, chapped hands or lips, black eyes, or any kind
of bruises. Take of fresh butter 2 lbs.; tincture of iodine, 1/2
oz.; oil of origanum, 2 ozs.; mix well for fifteen minutes, and
it is fit for use; apply it every night; rub it in well with your
hand.
385. OLD HORSES YOUNG
Drops to make old horses as lively as young. Take the tincture
of assafoetida, 1 oz.; tincture of cantharides, 1 oz.; antimony,
2 oz.; fenugreek, 1 oz.; and fourth proof brandy, 1/2 gal.; mix
all and let stand ten or twelve days; then give ten drops in a
pail, or one gallon, of water.
386. RHEUMATIC LINIMENT
Take of alcohol, 1/2 pint; oil of origanum, 1/2 oz.; cayenne pepper,
1/2 oz.; gum myrrh, 1/2 oz.; and lobelia, 1 teaspoonful; mix and
let stand one day; then bathe the part affected.
387. TO KILL LICE ON CATTLE
Take of buttermilk, 1 quart; salt, 1/3 pint; mix and dissolve;
pour this along the back, letting it run down each side; if this
should ever fail use the water in which potatoes have been boiled,
in the same way, it will be effectual.
388. HORSES FROM FIRE
The difficulty of getting horses from burning stables is well
known. The remedy is to blindfold them perfectly, and by gentle
usage, they may be easily led out. If you like you may also throw
the harness upon them.
389. SNOW BALLS
To prevent snow balls on horses' feet clean their hoofs well,
and rub with soft soap before going out in the snow.