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Excerpt from The Farmer's Own Book: A Treatise on the Numerous Diseases of the Horse, With an Explanation of Their Symptoms, and the Course of Treatment to Be Pursued; Also a Treatise on the Diseases of Horned Cattle
First wash the sore well with strong warm soap suds, then drop 8 or 10 drops of muriatic acid in it twice a day, until it has the appearance of a fresh wound, after which it should be washed clean with soap suds from castile soap and then left to heal, which it will quickly do if the acid has been used long enough in a proper manner; but it it does not get well, wash as befb'r�, and apply the acid until a cure is effected. It is a sure remedy, and will not fail if applied prop erly until the disease is burnt out or killed. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
