F
A
R
R
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.alof 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