Gardening and Animals

1860

Ring Bone and Spavin Cure

Take Egyptiacum and wine vinegar, of each, 2 oz.; water of pure ammonia, spirits of turpentine and oil of origanum, of each, 1 oz.; euphorbium and cantharides, of each, 1-2 oz.; glass made fine and sifted, 1 dr.; put them in a bottle, and when used let them be well shaken.

This is to be rubbed upon the bone enlargement with the
hand or spatula, for half an hour each morning, for six or seven
mornings in succession. Let the horse be so tied that he can
not get his mouth to the place for 3 or 4 hours, otherwise he
will blister his mouth and blemish the part. Then let him run
until the scab comes off of itself without scraping so as to injure the roots of the hair. Then repeat as before, and follow up for 3 or 4 times blistering, and all bone enlargements will be reabsorbed, if not of more than a year or two's standing.

It is also good for callous sinews, and strains of long standing,
spavins, big-head, &c.,-see Mr. French's Certificate-but if there
are ringbones or spavins of so long standing that this does not
cause their cure, you will proceed as follows: —Add to this compound corrosive sublimate in powder, 1-2 oz.; oil of vitriol, 1-2 oz.; and common salt, 1-2 oz., when it is again ready to use
always shaking well as you use either preparation. Now clip
the hair and prick the bone or callous part as full of holes as you
can with a pegging awl, which is just long enough to break
through the callous part only. Or a better way to break up
this bony substance is to have a handle like a pegging awl handle, with 3 or 4 awls in it, then tap it in with a stick and give
it a wrench at the same time, which does the hurting part with
more speed. This done, bathe the part with vinegar, until the
blood stops flowing, then apply the double compound as at first,
for 4 or 5 mornings only, repeating again if necessary; and 99 of
every 100 ringbones or spavins will be cured; and most of them
with only the first preparation.

The Egyptiacum is made as follows: —Take verdigris and
alum in powder; of each 1 and 1-2 oz.; blue vitriol, powdered,
1-2 oz.; corrosive sublimate, in powder 1-8 oz.; vinegar, 2
1-2 oz.; honey, 1-2 lb.; boil over a slow fire until of a proper
consistence. When used it must be stirred up well, as a sediment will deposit of some of the articles.

If the hair does not come out again after using the last blister,
use the "' Good Samaritan Liniment" freely, on the part; but
the first will never disturb the growth of hair. It is best
always to commence this kind of treatment early in the season,
so as to effect a cure before the cold weather comes on.