Rensselaer Union, Volume 3, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1871 — To Care Scratches. [ARTICLE]

To Care Scratches.

Somebody wants to know how to cure the scratches on his horse. I will give a remedy I have used for years with universal success: Take two pounds of Glauber Salts, one pound of sulphur, and onequarter pound of saltpeter: pulverize all finely together, and give one heaping table-spoonful once a day, thrown on the feed. Now for the feet. Take one pint pf neat’s foot oil and one-fourth pound of fine cut chewing tobacco, and simmer together. Strain out the tobacco, and bottle for use. Take Castile soap and warm water, and wash the parts affected clean, and dry thoroughly before applying the oil. If the ankles are much sore, it would be well to put cloths on them to keep the air from them while they are drying; when dry, anoint them well with the oil fora few days; then wash as before, dry well, and apply the oil again. If thoroughly applied, it will effect a penna nent cute. Keep the feet clean, and scratches will not be likely to return.— Cor. Hural Sne Yorker.