THE PROOF OF PRURIGO.
It is very annoying to behold the horse, when in the stable, scrubbing its neck upon the division to the stall; it is provoking to witness the animal leave its corn for the same employment. It excites the fancy of the master and conjures up the dread of every cleanly horse proprietor; the symptom is, however, easily eradicated. It only denotes heat of body; let a portion of the hay be abstracted and a couple of bundles of cut grass be allowed each day; let a mash be given night and morning, until the bowels freely respond, and, without further measures, the annoyance usually ceases.
The irritation may not, however, subside so quickly as shall be desired; to hasten its departure, either of the annexed may be applied externally:
Washes for Prurigo.
| Animal glycerin | One part. |
| Simple water or rose-water | Two parts. |
| Mix. | |
| Sulphuric acid | One part. |
| Water | Ten parts. |
| Mix. | |
| Creosote | One part. |
| Oil | Eight parts. |
| Mix. |
Either of these probably will answer, but the writer strongly recommends the first; at the same time it is well to try and reach the source of the disease, or to improve the blood. For this purpose the following drink should be given every night after the last meal:—
Drink for Prurigo.
| Liquor arsenicalis | One ounce. |
| Tincture of muriate of iron | One ounce and a half. |
| Water | One quart. |
| Mix, and give half a pint for a dose. |
A week after the irritation has subsided, all medicine may be withdrawn; but it is always well to see that a sufficiency of exercise be given, and to allow an extra feed of oats with a pot of porter every day. These last will restore the strength; for every form of disease is to be regarded as the most emphatic testimony of weakness.