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HINTS TO HORSEMEN 
 
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 VETERINARY MEDICINES. 
 
 PROF. EMMETT J. BROWN. 
 
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 This book will be sent to any part of the United 
 States upon receipt of price. Permanent address, 
 
 Prof. EMMETT J. BROWN, 
 
 Akron, Erie Co., N. V. 
 
Copyright, 1895, 
 By Emmf.tt T. Drown. 
 
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 18QS. 
 
PREFACE. 
 
 THIS little book is the result obtained by 
 careful observations, as well as of a dili- 
 gent, practical experience and hundreds of dol- 
 lars of expense, extending over a period of nearly 
 30 years ; the aim of which is to present to the 
 public in the shortest space and possible manner 
 what every man should know of the practice and 
 art of horsemanship. 
 
 The experience and success of the author as a 
 horseman, his knowledge of the errors existing 
 in the common mode of caring for and treating 
 horses, and the evils which result from such treat- 
 ment, his careful and earnest investigation of the 
 subject have rendered him peculiarly suited to 
 the task he has undertaken, and it is believed he 
 has produced a book of the highest practical 
 value to all those who closely follow his direc- 
 tions. 
 
INTRODUCTION 
 
 WHEN a mere boy my sole aim and ambi- 
 tion was directed toward one point, and 
 that was to become a thoroughly skilled 
 horseman. Every horseman that came through 
 the country advancing some new theory caught 
 me for his first subject, and as each year brought 
 new arrivals, I gathered in the principal ideas 
 from all worthy of mention, from old Rarey 
 down to McConkey, with whom I traveled for a 
 time. I commenced working on stock farms, 
 training young stock, etc., for outsiders as well 
 as employers, until I reached a point where I 
 could scientifically. and successfully handle any- 
 thing that wore horse hair. My experience natu- 
 rally brought me in contact with all sorts of ail- 
 ment and disease, from whence I became intimately 
 acquainted with some of the very best men known 
 to medical science. I had free use of their 
 books, studied anatomy and became thoroughly 
 acquainted with the general make-up of the 
 horse. I procured me a skeleton, studied its 
 form of structure and mode of union, and 
 with the kind assistance of a V. S. commenced 
 dissection of all kinds of subjects, from which I 
 obtained valuable information and rare specimens. 
 I now sought diligently for medicines that would 
 relieve and assist nature in curing until I obtained 
 some of the most valuable formulas in ex- 
 istence. 
 
 I took horses that could not be given away, to 
 test my medicines, and succeeded in effecting some 
 great cures. The constant demand for my ser- 
 vices and medicines has cast a new light upon the 
 subject, and I am inclined to believe that by plac- 
 ing these formulas in a nice little book-form upon 
 the market for a small sum of money I will be 
 doing the people one of the greatest of favors, 
 besides getting some recompense for a life-time 
 of diligent study and effort. 
 
 Prof. EMMETT J. BROWN. 
 
 Akron, N. Y. 
 
EXPERIENCE has taught me that a horse 
 must have open air, sunshine and proper 
 exercise. Never keep him confined. A 
 horse will do better in a good yard on straw 
 than he will tied up, or in a box stall upon hay 
 and oats with an occasional or no exercise. 
 The more you feed and confine your horse 
 and the less you drive him the farther he 
 is from right. When you commence using 
 him, if not before, he will show improper care. 
 He becomes thin, has a rough, pimply, knotty 
 coat, his legs swell and crack, and he is all out of 
 sorts. When you have a horse like this, from 
 this cause or any other, take away his grain. 
 Give him two or three bran mashes a day for two 
 days, adding one tablespoonful salt petre each 
 morning. After you have given the last mash 
 give one pint of raw linseed oil if small horse, if 
 large, give one quart. After your oil is through 
 working, which will be from 36 to 48 hours, com- 
 mence feeding and exercising carefully until your 
 horse gains his strength, and feed one tablespoon- 
 ful of Favorite condition powders twice a day for 
 three days ; then give three times a day. You 
 will soon have a new horse. 
 
 Be Sure Your Horse's Mouth is Kept in 
 Order. 
 
 About half of our common ailments existing 
 in the horse is traceable to bad teeth and 1am- 
 pers. He forms all sorts of habits, such as 
 driving on one line, lugging the bit, cribbing, etc. 
 In short, if his mouth is wrong he is all wrong. 
 He can neither drive, eat, or digest well. When 
 his food is not properly disposed of serious trouble 
 is sure to be the result. Worms take advantage 
 of the situation and help drag the animal down. 
 Remove the cause and his trouble is over. In my 
 estimation, if a horse's mouth is looked after by 
 a good, reliable, competent man, a good share of 
 such trouble will be overcome. 
 
How to Make Bran Mash. 
 
 Take from four to six quarts wheat bran, put 
 in pail, add one handful common salt, scald with 
 boiling water, throw a blanket over pail, and let 
 stand one and a half or two hours, then feed. 
 
 How to Keep a Horse's Feet in Order. 
 
 Put horse in tub if his feet gets dry and hard, 
 soak with hot water and add some salt ; let him 
 stand half an hour. Take him out and rub dry. 
 Then pack feet with cow manure and salt. There 
 is nothing equal to this to keep feet soft and from 
 contracting. I usually pack a horse's feet twice 
 a week in hot dry weather. 
 
 Colic Drench. 
 
 J% Spts. Nitrous Ether, . . . . ^ ij. 
 
 Tr. Opii, I ij. 
 
 Oleum Terebinthia 3 iv. 
 
 Spts. Frumenti, 
 
 Aqua, aa 3 viij. 
 
 Give half first dose, if not better in 20 minutes 
 give balance. If bad case, make a large mustard 
 plaster and apply to the bowels, ring woolen 
 blanket out of hot water and apply over plaster. 
 This treatment is harmless in case of almost any 
 trouble, and I have yet to see the first case of 
 colic I could not relieve. 
 
 Brown's Favorite Condition Powder. 
 
 3 Pulv. Gentian, § iv. 
 
 Pulv. Nucis Vomica, . . . f iv. 
 
 Pulv. Fenugreek, | ij. 
 
 (Pulv. Sulph. Ferri, 
 
 -j Pulv. Pot. Nitras., 
 
 (Pulv. Antimony Nigra, . . aa 3 ij. 
 
 Pulv. Lini Farina, lb, .... ij. Mx. 
 
 This is one of the very best powders for 
 coughs, colds, distemper in all forms, and in any 
 case where a horse needs conditioning. They 
 are harmless. You can work your horse every 
 day while feeding these powders. Dose, one 
 tablespoonful three times a day. 
 
Powder for Shedding and General 
 Improvement. 
 
 ]} Equal parts, Potass. Nitras and Sulphur is 
 Flor. 
 These powders are for idle horses that do not 
 shed their coat well in spring, and especially for 
 young stock before turning out. They are in- 
 valuable. Do not drive or work hard while feed- 
 ing these powders. Dose, tablespoonful two or 
 three times a day. 
 
 Cough Powder, Heaves, Etc. 
 
 ty Pulv. Antimoni et Potass. Tart., 3 j. 
 
 Puiv. Resina, 3 ij. 
 
 Pulv. Sanguinaria, §j. 
 
 Pulv. Potass. Carbonate, ... 3 ij. 
 
 Pulv. Zingiberris, 3 ij. 
 
 Pulv. Gentian, 3 ij. 
 
 These powders are used for heaves, chronic 
 coughs and dry cough of long standing. They 
 are valuable in any case of fever. For heaves 
 always wet the feed and never feed clover hay in 
 any form. Dose, one teaspoonful three times a 
 day in feed. 
 
 For plugs, trading stock, etc., use this powder 
 with either of the following medicines : 
 I£ One teaspoonful Oil Tar twice a day on 
 
 feed. 
 1£ One tablespoonful Tartar Emetic twice a 
 
 day in water, 
 fj One tablespoonful Linseed Oil on feed three 
 times a day. 
 This treatment will plug the worst case of 
 heaves on record. 
 
 Cough Candy. 
 3 Hyp. Sulphite Soda, 3 ij. 
 
 Acid Tannic, 
 
 Pulv. Lobelia Sem, . . . aa 3 iv. 
 Fid. Ext. Belladonna, . . . §j. 
 Pulv. Glycyrrhizza Root, . . . 3 iv. 
 Molasses q. s. to make electuary. 
 This is a valuable medicine for all throat 
 trouble. It lubricates the throat so a horse can 
 
eat and drink. Give three or four times daily. 
 Take a piece of smooth lath, dip up a piece of 
 candy the size of a butternut, run it back in his 
 mouth, and stick it betwee'n the teeth ; then he 
 will work it down by degrees. 
 
 Treatment for Worms. 
 
 1£ Antimony et Potass. Tart, . . ^ ij. 
 Sg. Div. in Chartulas No. vj. 
 
 DRENCH. 
 
 5 Oleum Terebinthia, . . . . 3 j. 
 Oleum Lini q. s., . . . . . Oj. 
 Give two or three bran mashes to open bowels. 
 Then give one powder every night in the water, 
 if possible ; otherwise in feed until you give the 
 six. After twelve hours give drench. This is 
 the most reliable remedy known to man for 
 worms that inhabit the stomach and intestines. 
 For pin worms (commonly called) that inhabit 
 the rectum, after you give the drench, grease 
 well with finger, and give injections of soft soap- 
 suds and salt. By giving these injections about 
 the same time the drench works, you will make a 
 clean job of it. 
 
 R. Sodae Bromid., grs. C. One dose. 
 
 I am told that the worst tricky and nervous 
 horse can be controlled and successfully driven 
 while under the influence, by giving this dose a 
 few minutes before you want to use him. Give 
 medicine in feed. 'Tis a pure nerve sedative and 
 harmless. 
 
 Quinine as a Preventative. 
 
 After a horse has had a tedious jaunt through 
 storm and bad weather, or otherwise exposed, 15 
 to 20 grains of Quinine is a great and certain 
 preventative against cold, fever, etc. 
 
 For Scours in Horses and Cattle. 
 
 P P Tr. Opii, I ss. 
 
 Alumen, 3 ij. 
 
 Browned flour, enough to make a ball. 
 Repeat twice a day, if necessary. 
 Colts and calves, one half the dose. 
 
Powders to Fat the Poorest Horse that Lives. 
 
 Pulv. Antimony, 
 
 • • 3 >J- 
 
 Jam. Ginger, .... 
 
 • • § "j 
 
 Soda Bicarb., .... 
 
 . . Su- 
 
 Pulv. Asafoeuda, . . 
 
 . . 1 1. 
 
 Pulv. Potass. Nit., . . 
 
 • • Sij- 
 
 Acid Arsenious, 
 
 . . ?i. 
 
 Dose, one tablespoonful three times a day in 
 feed. 
 
 How to Make a Horse Eat Any Kind 
 of Powder. 
 
 First take him out of his stall; then put the 
 feed and medicine" mixed in his box ; then pull 
 out his tongue and wipe some of the powder 
 on it ; then let him go in his stall, and he will go 
 eating, for he thinks the powders are all in his 
 mouth. 
 
 Indian Blister. 
 
 
 Spts. Camphora, .... 
 
 3 'J- 
 
 Spts. Vini Rect, .... 
 
 §ij- 
 
 01. Origanum, 
 
 li- 
 
 Aqua Ammonia, .... 
 
 ly 
 
 Sal. Col. Rubia, .... 
 
 q. s. 
 
 This blister is used for sprains of all kinds, 
 ringbone, curb splint and all enlargements left 
 from quacking sprains, bruises and cuts. First 
 bandage with soft soap for three days, taking the 
 bandage off and putting on fresh soap twice a 
 day ; rub in all the soap you can each time. 
 Then wash off clean with warm water and just 
 wet with blister. Do not rub. If the blister does 
 not take hold to suit, wrap with bandage over 
 blister three or four hours at a time until it works 
 to suit. Wet with blister every time you take off 
 bandage. Use good big woolen bandage next to 
 hide and any kind outside, but use lot of band- 
 age to keep hot so it will take hold good. This 
 is the hardest medicine in the book to get work- 
 ing properly and the most valuable of them all. 
 Don't get scared, as no serious result could pos- 
 sibly come from it. Never wash nor grease and 
 
give absolute rest. I can do with this medicine 
 what no other ever did, or can do. It works as 
 an absorbent as well as blister. It never removes 
 the hair and draws everything out clean to the 
 bone. 
 
 Liniment for Leg Wash, Body Wash, Muscu- 
 lar Soreness, Sprains, Bruises, for 
 Man and Beast. 
 
 I£ Alcohol, Oij. 
 
 Ol. Sassafras, 
 
 Tr. Aconite, 
 
 Tr. Belladonna, 
 
 Oil Hemlock, 
 
 Aqua Ammonia, . . . . aa §j. 
 
 Oil Cedar, 
 
 Oil Origanum, 
 
 Spts. Camphora, 
 
 Tr. Capsicum, 
 
 Tr. Myrrh, 
 
 Chloroform, aa § ss. 
 
 For leg wash take four tablespoonsful liniment, 
 one pint cider vinegar, one pint water. 
 
 For body wash take two tablespoonsful lini- 
 ment and one quart warm water. 
 
 This is the greatest liniment to-day in use for 
 man or beast. It will relieve headache, tooth- 
 ache or any other pain instantly. For sprains, 
 bruises and soreness it has no equal for man or 
 beast. Bathe well with liniment and bandage 
 with woolen bandage wherever it is possible to 
 do so. 
 
 For Sprains, Bruises, Muscular Soreness, Etc. 
 
 If taken as soon as injured, bathe with cold 
 water and bind on ice. If long standing, bathe 
 with hot water and salt after the injury is cooled 
 by either process. Bandage with leg wash and 
 you can use the liniment full strength by just 
 wetting and bandaging for a couple of hours at 
 a time in bad cases. For any thickness of ten- 
 dons, bad scars, etc., use Indian Blister. 
 
Puff Cure. 
 
 H Acid Acetic, 
 
 Ammonia Muras, 
 
 3 XV 1- 
 S ij- 
 
 Put on with a little sponge every morning un- 
 til it roughens the skin a little; then let up two 
 or three days and apply again. Do not blister, 
 which the medicine will do if put on too strong 
 and often. Do not rub in, but just wet. You 
 can work a horse every day and take off any puff 
 that ever grew by closely following these 
 directions. 
 
 Treatment for Stifled Horse. 
 
 R. White of one Egg. 
 
 Soft Soap, one half cup. 
 
 Four tablespoonsful Cider Vinegar. Mx. 
 
 Tie rope around ankle of stifled leg. Throw 
 rope over beam six feet high in front of horse ; 
 pull on rope and jerk leg forward. This will 
 put patella in place. Then put medicine on 
 stifle, rub in well, let him stand part of a day, 
 and he is ready for use. 
 
 Sweeney 
 
 Spts. Vini, 
 
 Spts. Terebinthia, 
 
 Aqua Ammonia, 
 
 Ol. Origanum, . 
 Ol. Hemlock, . 
 Ol. Terebinthia, 
 Aqua Ammonia, 
 Tr. Iodini, . . 
 Tr. Camphora, . 
 Ol. Sucini, 
 Tr. Cantharides, 
 Spts. Vini Rect., q 
 
 Here are two valuaV) 
 
 I v »j- 
 
 3 iv. Mx. 
 
 3.i- 
 
 |ss. 
 
 5J- 
 
 3.1- 
 3iv. 
 
 3J- 
 I viij. 
 
 3J- 
 
 3 xvj. Mx. 
 
 e liniments for Sweeney. 
 You may use either. For bad case blister well 
 by rubbing with either liniment ; then grease, 
 and, if necessary, wash off and repeat. This 
 treatment will cure the worst case. 
 
White Liniment. 
 
 I£ 01. Olivce, §v. 
 
 O. Terebinthia, § v. 
 
 Aqua Ammonia, . . . . . fv. Mx. 
 
 This is to be used in case ot distemper and 
 sore throat. As soon as a horse commences to 
 cough, I always blister lightly with this liniment 
 and feed favorite condition powders. A horse 
 treated in this manner will seldom break open in 
 the throat, for the liniment sweats it out of the 
 throat, and the powders work it out of the blood. 
 Rub the throat and glands well with the lini- 
 ment, and keep on until the cough stops. 
 
 For Scratches, Grease Heel and Mud Fever. 
 
 R- Phenol, §jss. 
 
 Aqua, - . . Oj. Mx. 
 
 Apply with sponge twice a day until it dries 
 up and scab forms, then grease with vaseline. 
 In most cases of this kind of trouble the cause 
 originates inside of the horse, and in bad cases 
 it is well to mash physic and give Favorite Con- 
 dition Powders to work it out of his blood while 
 applying outside. 
 
 This is one of the very best lotions for bad 
 cuts and wounds. 
 
 R Iodine Cryst, §j. 
 
 Adeps, f j. Mx. 
 
 Curbs of long standing can be taken off with 
 this preparation. 
 
 Rub it on curb, but do not blister it. Will ab- 
 sorb and take it off without. 
 
 3 Ol. Goulard, § iv. 
 
 01. Oliva. § iv. Mx. 
 
 This formula is used for surfaces indisposed to 
 heal, such as cracked heels, blisters and legs 
 burned with ropes, etc. 
 
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For Fresh Cuts and Wounds. 
 
 IJ Zinc Sulph, 3 iv. 
 
 Plumbi Acetas, 3 iv. 
 
 Ol. Terebinthia, 3 iv. 
 
 Aqua, q. s., § xxiv. Mx. 
 
 First wash your wound clean with some anti- 
 septic, 
 
 3 Acid Carbolic, 3 i. 
 
 Aqua, r xxxij. 
 
 Then stitch up if necessary and inject with lo- 
 tion. If the bone is injured fill the hole with sur- 
 geon's cotton wet with lotion and let it remain until 
 you dress again, which will be once a day. When 
 you get ready to dress the wound each time bathe 
 well with warm water and a little salt. 
 
 For Corns. 
 
 I£ Acid Hydrochlori, 3 ij. 
 
 Pair the corn thin, pour on medicine and 
 let it burn a little ; repeat quite often and keep 
 the shoe from resting on the corn. If there 
 is anything that will kill a corn it is this 
 treatment. 
 
 Thrush. 
 
 Wash clean with castile soap, and when dry 
 pour on some of the corn medicine. Then put 
 powdered calomel in the cracks and pack the foot 
 with cotton and keep dirt out. Repeat every 
 two or three days until cured. 
 
 Warts. 
 
 1$ Acid Arsenius, § ij. 
 
 Run a penknife in the top of wart half an inch 
 deep, drop in a little of the powder and poke in 
 a little cotton, or ross the top of wart a little 
 raw, and drop on some of the powder. This will 
 remove the largest wart in five or six days that 
 ever grew. After the wart comes out heal it up 
 the same as any cut or wound. 
 
For a Calked Horse. 
 
 Spts. Turpentine. 
 
 As soon as he is calked, put on the Turpen- 
 tine. You may drive him in snow or any kind 
 of roads, and he will never take cold in it. As it 
 heals up, keep well greased. Put on Turpentine 
 every morning for three mornings. 
 
 Eye Lotion for Sore Eyes. 
 
 5 Zinci Sulphas, 
 
 Plumbi Acetas, aa 3 i 
 
 Add to Aqua Distilata, . . . Oj. 
 
 Bathe the eye twice a day, and get some in the 
 eye. 
 
 Sore Back, Saddle Galls, Etc. 
 
 Take a pan full of white oak bark and steep 
 it down good and strong, and add 3 oz. of alum. 
 This is a very powerful astringent, and beats 
 anything I ever tried for this kind of trouble. 
 Farmers should use this preparation a few days 
 in spring before commencing work. 
 
 Guy's Famous Liniment 
 
 is another valuable remedy for this trouble. 
 Some ptople use it for all kinds of sores, foul 
 ulcers, etc. It will scab over a sore in a few 
 minutes and heal it up as quick as any medicine 
 I ever saw. 
 
 5- Pulv. Sanguinaria, § ij. 
 
 Spts. Vini Kect., f iv. 
 
 Acetum, | viij. 
 
 Ol. Sassafras, ...... 3 ss. 
 
 Aqua q. s., § xvi. Mx. 
 
 Healing Salve. 
 
 5 Adeps I vj. 
 
 Pulv. Camphora, 3 j. 
 
 Zinci Oxide, § ij. Mx. 
 
 This is a valuable salve for healing purposes. 
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Lampas or Lampers. 
 
 Whittle a pin from very hard wood, and with 
 it tear the gums loose from teeth inside the 
 mouth, push them back and rub in some salt. 
 This will cure any case. (Never fire.) 
 
 To Clean White Horse. 
 
 Take white pipe clay, mix with water so you 
 have a soft putty. After you have washed the 
 stained spots, rub the putty in the hair and let it 
 go until you want to use the horse ; then just 
 run brush through to straighten hair. Do not 
 mix up any more than you can use at once. 
 
 How to Get Rid of Lice. 
 
 Take insect powder, put in an ejector and puff 
 the hair along the line of croup, back, and mane 
 full of the powder. Then cover horse up warm 
 in bankets. Then puff his hair full of it under 
 blankets. Let him stand a couple of hours and 
 you will kill all the lice that are hatched out on 
 him, and after two or three days repeat to get 
 the new ones. I have tried everything for lice 
 but this is the surest, shortest and safest of 
 them all. 
 
 Inflammatory Rheumatism. 
 
 Keep the bowels well open with mild physic, 
 and take from ten to twenty drops of the medi- 
 cine three times a day in a little water. This 
 medicine will cure any case of inflammatory 
 rheumatism if taken in time. 
 
 ]{ Potass. Iodide, 3 ij. 
 
 Vini Colchici, ~ ij. Mx. 
 
 Corbyn's Sea Foam Shampoo. 
 
 P, Potass. Carb., ? ij. 
 
 Ammonia Carb., 3 iv. 
 
 Take two quarts warm water and make light 
 castile soap suds, then add powder and perfume 
 to suit yourself. This sea foam will free the scalp 
 
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from all dandruff, preserve the hair and keep it 
 from falling out and turning gray, and make it 
 bright and silky. First give the head a good 
 brushing to loosen the dandruff from the scalp, 
 then give the hair a good sudzing with the sham- 
 poo, rinse in two waters and dry thoroughly. 
 Never wet your hair if you want to keep it soft 
 and silky. Brush well and comb dry 
 
 Corbyn's Hair Tonic. 
 
 $ Spts. Vini Rect., § viij. 
 
 Tr. Cantharides, 3 ij. 
 
 Oil Castor, 3 j. 
 
 Oil Limon and Bergamot, . aa gtt. xx. 
 Tr. Benzoin, gtt. xxx. Mx. 
 
 Use tonic on hair after using Sea foam. Put a 
 little tonic on the head and rub thoroughly, it 
 will dry right out and leave the hair fine and 
 glossy. If any person will follow my directions 
 for using Sea foam and Tonic they will always 
 have a full head of nice hair. I learned my 
 trade and obtained these two formulas from a 
 man who had worked 50 years in a barber 
 shop. 
 
 For Dogs. 
 
 Ij, Adeps. Terebinthia 01. and Sulphuris, each 
 equal parts. 
 
 By feeding a dog lots of sulphur and using this 
 prescription on sores, you can cure any case of 
 Itch or Mange.