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 there 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 1 oz. 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 2 oz. of the tincture and 1/2 lb. of lard; mix well, and you have the iodine ointment.

363.  Sprain in the stifle