RINGWORM.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1313, 16 December 1911, Page 8

RINGWORM.

HOW TO CURE IT. Commpntinp; on the carelessness of soiim farmei - * in regnril to riiißworm in cnlvra an Eiiß-liih writer says the !;«>(, way (» euro this unsightly ami quickly spivadins disease is lo destroy the spores which can.se it. To accomplish lliis, each <llscased patch of skin should 1)0 rel;ularlv smeareil with a suitable kind of so that the parasitic (jrowlh shall hit sinotliorcd for want cf air. I'irst of all, the part attacked should be well washed with soft soap, or preferably a solution of washing soda. A strong soluiimi of one of the proprietary disinfectants on the market is perhaps even better, and, if a dressing of one of tlw-.-e fluids is !?iven reßularly every few days until I lie affected parts are cured, the disease will 'fail to make its reappearance. An alternative method, after the skin has been washed, is to smear the diseased patches • with a mixture composed of one part of train oil and half a pound of sulphur, or five parts of lard and one part of sulfphur. A stiff brush should bo u.-ed to rub in the mixture around tho dit-casod patches, l and the best .results will be secured il' the dressing is applied regularly and persistently. Other dressings that have been recommended for checking the development of ringworm consist of five parts of lard and orio part of iodine; iive parts of lard, and one part of oleate of copper; five parts of soft soap and ono part of sulphur; or one fluid drachm of sulphuric acid and three fluid drachms of glyoerine. Other substances that have been employed more dr less successfully are jpratfiu oil, iinio paste, and mercurial ointment. Most of the above alternative dressings, however, are poisonous, and it is not recommended that tliey should be employed for general u*3. At all events, ii a substance like mercurial ointment is used, the advice of the veterinary surgeon is essential, and great care must be taken to see that the animals do n<?t' lick off tlie dressing.