HORSES' SORE BACKS

Manawatu Herald, 13 September 1878, Page 3

HORSES' SORE BACKS

The following letters appear in a Queensland contemporary : — Sir — In your issue of the 13th insfc I observe a letter from " Equus," asking for information as to a remedy for the above. I have found a mixture of Gou- i lard's extract of lead and salad oil, in the proportion of one part of the former to three parts of the latter, most efficacious if applied as soon as the sore appears. The lotion should j be well shaken until it has the appeal*, ance of the yolk of an egg, and rubbed in gently with the hand, both before and after using the horse. A scab will never form, and the sore will " scurf away," so to speak. Girth galls and collar galls ma} r i also be cured in the same way without spelling the horse for a day. N. B. — The mixture should always be well shaken before applying. Yours, &c, Yarkaman. Sir— Let "Equus" try fresh tobacco ash sprinkled thickly over the sore. A small sore will dry up in three or four days, then let him use a mix* fture of flour and sulphur and fat to |fc)ften the skin, and make the hair

wonderful. They can travel at a; pace of 12 to 15 miles per hour, and then come to a dead standstill in little more than their own length. | This feature is ; of course, of great importance in crowded thorougfares, as they can attain a considerable speed and still be able to stop in a moment in case of da-ager or pass sengers wishing to alight, &c. j working. The Tiam is hardly in proper working order yet, as only four of the engines have arrived, and one of these is not yet overhauled, so trains j at present only run about every half hour; but the Wellington public has already seen sufficient of it to appreciate the advantages it offers, not the least of which is a ride from end to end of the town for threepence. i The patronage bestowed by the public, so far, has been most liberal, nearly every train being crowded. | About 3,000 persons travelled the I first day. The total cost up to the present time has been £40,000, but the Directors contemplate considerable extensions, which, when completed, may raise the total amount to £100,000.

Cloth. — Mr Thynne held a sale of cloth at his rooms yesterday, when good prices were realised. Mr Macfarlane, a Waterloo veteran residing at Christchurch, received a letter from the President of the men of the Rifle Brigade, with which regiment he was connected, containing a request that members might be furnished with a portrait of the veteran.