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powdcred half an ounce, of ¿iaphorelie

~olimony

~no

po",der

oC

myrrh

oC

eaeh IWO d,.ms

i

make

inlo a

b~1I

wilh fyrtlp

oC

bueklhoro.

Thefe IIIill fdoom take

~

hOI fe from hi, huronefs

~bove

' lila or Ihrfe dav, io a lYeek

i

oeilher will he lofe hi.

fldh

or appelile 'wilh Ihrm, bUI 00 Ihe coomry meod

in

bOlh: IIIhieh canoN be ob"ioeo by any olher melhotl

oC

purgine, aod gim Ihis gréatly IHe prdcreoee in ml–

oy eafes.

O[

SURftlTS,

MANeE,

and

H,OE-aoUNO.

SUHEIT! arife from ••,iou, caufes: bUI are eom–

mooly Ihe efrctls of fome difeaf.s nOI aneodcd la, or Ihal

have beeo ill eured.

A

horfe is faid 10 be furCeited, ",heo his eoat Rares,

anJ look. rully

~od

dirty. though proper meaos has 001

beco IVaolioe to keep himcleao. The Ikin is full

oC

feales

and dander, Ihal lies Ihiek aod meally

~moog

Ihe hair,

~nd

is eooRaotly Cupplied wilh a f"O, fueeemoo of Ihe

faole. (or 111,01 of due traoCpiratioo. Some horCes hal'e

hurdlrs of various rous like peas or lares ¡Come hal-e

dr1 r,xed Ceab. all over their limbs aod bodies

i

olhcrs

a

moiOure. attrnded ",ilh heal aod inOammalioo

i

Ihe hu–

mours beiog

Co

Olarp. aod violendy ilehing. Ihal the

horf.s rub

Co

inetlfanlly, as 10 make IhemCeh-cs raw.

Some have no eruplioos at all, but ao uowholefome look.

lod

are

dull, Ouggifh aod 13I1; Come appear ooly leao

30d hide·bouod: olhm have aying paios aod lameneC.,

refembling a rhcumatiCm;

Co

that io the furfei!! o(horC.s.

lile have almoR all Ihe difrerent fpeeies of Ihe feurvy aod

other ehrooical diRempm.

The followiog melhod is uCually atltnd..1with CueeeCs

io the dry Cpeeies. Fir(l take away about Ihree or four

pouod.

oC

blood, aod Iheo eive the followiog mild puree.

" hieh will IVork

as

ao altmli.e. aod fhould be reputed

once a'IIIeek. Or teo day., for Come time.

T

HE

fuceotrioe . Ioe.

fix

drams or ooe ouoee, gum

guaiaeum hal(.o ouoee, diaphoretie anlimooy aod

powder o( myrrh

oC

ueh IIVO drams

i

make iOlo a

ball wilh Cyrup of bueklhoro .

lo Ihe iotermediate dOYI, an ouoce of Ihe followiog

ro",der fhould be giveo, moroios aod cveoing, io his

[eeds.

TAU oalive eionabar, or einnalm ofaolimooy. fiody

pOllldered, half a pOllnd; crude aOlimony, in fine

pOlVder. four ounees: gum guaiaeum. alfo io pOIV–

der, four ou"ees: make lotO fixleeo dofes for etghl

d~ys.

This medicioe mu(l he repemd lill Ihe horfe eoalS

",di,

and alllhe fymploml of furCdl diCappear.

The IIIet furfeit, ",hich is 00 more thao a moin rlln–

ning fcurvy.

~ppms

on difl"ereot P"I! of Ihe body of a

~orfe.

'Iltoded fometimes lVilh great heat aod inA.mma–

Imo; Ihe oeek oClenlimes flVells fo in ooe oight's lim.,

Ihat crea! quantities of a hot brin

y

humour ifrutl fonh.

which, if nOI allayed. will be apI lo eollea on Ihe poli

Or wilhm. and )traduce Ihe poli evil or finula. 1"hil

difeafe alfo

fr~queotly

attaelt.s Ihe limb!, wltere it proves

oh~inue

and hard to ture: and in fome horfe, (hew, it–

Ítlf

frrin~

aod

r

11.

E

Y.

(o this

c~f~

bleed plcntifully. a"oiJ

e~lcrndlly

,11

re–

pell.". aod glve eoollOg phyfic IIViee a'''cek;

~s, f~lIr

ouom of lenilive eltauary. lI'ilh Ihe rame quaolily of

er(am of tamr: Or Ihe la ter. wilh four ouoce' of Clau–

b.r's C, h., qllieked. i[ Ihou&hl

pr~per,

lI'ilh

1\\'0

or Ihree

~"OlS

of r"ll'der of

i.dl

~p,

cirrolvcd io water'glucI, aod

glven in

a

mOloiog

f~nir&.

Afler Ihree orfour of Ihefe purges tIllO ouoees

oC

ni .

t:e

~ao"

inlo a

~all

wilh

~OOty

may be gi'eo every

mornloe for a

COrt~lghl:

and If atteoded IIIilh fuceefs, re–

prated for a fonnlghl looger.

The powdcrs above'Oleolioord m.y be alfo

gi.cn

",ilh

the hode's corn ; or a firoog deeollioo

oC

guaiocum fha.

viogs or 10g1V00<\ may be eiveo alooe tOIh. quanlily of

t\loOqU3rts

a·d~r.

Thefe, and iodeed all aheralivc me–

dicines, mu(l

be

eoolioued for a loog time, where Ihe dif–

order proves oL(liom.

Tht dlet Hlould be cool aod oreoiog. as fealded bran

01

barley; aod if Ihe horfe is hide·bouod. ao ouo e of

feollgreek feeds fhould be givro io hi, feeds for a moolh

or looger; aod. as Ihis olforder oCien proeeeds from

\\'orms. gi.e Ihe mercurial phyfie 100, aod afterlVards

the eiooabu pOIVdm, as above dire/led ; but as in ge–

oeral. il is 001 ao origioaldifrafe, bUI a Cymptool oolyof

maoy, io the cUle reeard mu(J be had tothe fir(l eaufe:

thul, as il is ao meodaot 00 furfeil!, fevers, worm.,

&c

the

remo.al

of Ihis eomplaiol mutl be v¡(iounyeC.

fe/led.

In a 0I30gy horfe Ihe Ikio is generally tawoy, Ihiek,

aod fuJl

oC

IVrioklts, efpeeially aboul Ihe maoe, Ihe

loins aod tail ; aod Ihe Jiule hair thal remains in Ihofe

FarlS

(lands almoll al""ys (lraic OUI or brinly: Ihe em

are commooly oaked and IIIilhout hair, Ihe eye aod ere–

brows Ihe fame; aod IIIheo il . fre/ls Ihe limbs, it gives

them Ihe Came afpea; yet the Olio is nOI ralll, oor peeJs

off,

a. in the hOI ioAamed furfeit.

Whm this di(lemper is caugh! by infe/lioo, if laken

in time il is very eafily eured: aod lile 1V0uld reeommend

a fulphllr oiolmeot as mo(l dfeaual for Ihat purpofe,

rubbed io every day. To purify and eleaofe Ihe bload,

give .olimooy aod Culphur lor fome weeks aCler, Ther.

are a grea! variely

oC

eXleroal remedies for Ihis

purp~fe,

fueh as traio·oil aocl guo-powder. tohacco neeped in

chamber.lye,

&c.

Solleyfell reeommeods Ihe followiog.

T

AKE

burol alum aod boral( in fioe pOlllder of eaeh

tillO ouoees. IIIhite I'ilriol aod \'erd.greafe powdered

oC

eaeh four ouoees; pUt them iOlo a cleanpOt, wilh

tu·opounds of honey, (lirriog tilllhfy are ioeorpora–

led ; wheo cold, add I\VO ounees of(lroog aqua-foni-.

But ",hen Ihis diforder is eootra/led by 10111 feediog,

and poveny

oC

bload, Ihe die! mu(l be mended, aod Ihe

horCe properly

iodul~ed

wilh hay aod coro. The follow–

iog oinlmenlS are dfc{lually ufed for Ihis diforder, rub–

bed iOlo Ihe pans afrelted every d.y.

TA

K E

powderfd brimflone, traio·oil, and tar, of eaeh

equ~1

quanlilics; 10 which maybe add(d ginger, or

\Vhile hdlebore.

Or,

T.

KE

fulphur .¡. l1m half a pOllod, erode fal armooiac

ooe ouoee. hogs lard or otl a ruflicieDI quantilY 10

form iOlo an oinlmeo!.

TbeIc