Every man his own cattle doctor : containing the causes, symptoms, and treatment of all the diseases incident to oxen, cows, and sheep / by Francis Clater.

  • Clater, Francis, 1756-1823.
Date:
1825
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Every man his own cattle doctor : containing the causes, symptoms, and treatment of all the diseases incident to oxen, cows, and sheep / by Francis Clater. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    cheapness, it certainly has strong claim to the farmer's attention. RECIPE (No. 126.) Take—Mercurial sublimate, in powder, one ounce; Spirit of sea salt, one ounce; Boiling water, three quarts; Put them all together in a stone bottle and when cold, add Spirit of turpentine, one pint: Mix and shake them well together every time they are used. The best method of using this mixture is as follows: shake the bottle well, and instantly fill a quart bottle with it before the turpentine has time to separate; cork the bottle up, then bore a hole through the middle of the cork and pass a goose-quill cut open at both ends through the middle of it. By this means a proper quantity may be forced out on the part affected without much waste : and if an ounce of tincture of assa- fcetida be added to a quart of the mixture, it will j)rove a means of preventing the fly from striking the same part a second time.