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white I'ilriol and burnt alum, or each two

llunc\'!s;

iEgyptiacum,

One ('Iunce ;

lime-witter,

a

qllan or three pints: wafu

lh~

[ores \Vllb a fponge

dipped in lhis, lhre e times a.rlay, aDd apply the

common while ointment i'pread on 1O\V;

!O

an ounee

-or which may be added lWO drams of [oglr of

lead.

This melhod is generally I"ery [uccefsru l, whcn Ihe

diflemper is

001)'

local, and requires no

io~eroal

medio

cioe; ¡ but ir the horte be roll and gro{s, his legs grm–

Iy gorged, fo that lhe hair flarcs up, aod is \Vhat

lome

;¡rOl

pen-reathered, and has

a

large Ilinking difcharge

:from deep roul rore" yOIl may expetl lO meel Wllh great

'!rouble, as thefe difordas are vcry obHioate lO remoye,

beiog orteo occafaoned by a poor oropfi.:al nate or blooo,

·or , general b,d difpofilion in lhe blood and juiccs.

The cure in lhis cafe, ir the horre is full and fl, fllY,

mult be bcgoo by bl:ediog, ro· ..e!" and repealcJ rurg–

ing ¡ ,rter which, diorCltc meJiánci arefreq"elltly glven

·Wilh roccefs. T hos,

TA KE ro"r oooces or yellow rofin, one or fal prunel–

he

¡ grind lhem logether with an oiled penle, ,dJ

adraot or oil or amber, ano give a q"art or rurge–

water el'ery morning, rafling lwO hours berore aod

arler rilking, aod riJe mouerately.

A, this dnnk is round very d.r. greeable ro fome hor–

fes,

1

would recommend the nitre·ball, In ilS IIcad, giveo

lO rhe quantilYor t\Vo ouoces a·day, ror a moolh or Gx

",eeks, mixed up Wilh hooe)', or in his reeJs : take the

following airo ror lhat purpofe.

YellowroGo, four ounces ¡ rallor tamr, and ral pru–

oelll:, or each rwo ouoees ¡ Veoice [oap,

h.lr

a

pound ¡ oil or juoiper, halr ao ounce;

m.ke

ioto

balls or twO ouoce weight, aod give one every mor–

..ing.

Th"

I~g¡,

io this cafe, OlOuld be bathed or fomeoted,

io order to

~'eathe

OUl rhe lIagnaol juices, or to thio

rhem, fo tlt

,1

'!'"Y

may be able

!O

circulate freely io lhe

commoo currenl. Forthis purpofe, rot,leot twice a·day with

the uircurieot lomeoratioo, p. 569'col.

2.

por.

3.

io which

a

haoMu! or lWO or wood·afhes

h~s

beeo boded¡ apply

rheo the aboye poultices, or the followiog, lill the fwd –

ling has fubGded, wheo the fores may be drelfed with lhe

greeo oiotmeot till rhey are properly digellcd, and lheo

dried up Wilh the waler and uiolmeO! aboye recomo

meorled.

.

TAK[ hooey, one pouod¡ rurp!ot ioe, Gx olloces ¡ io–

corporate with

a

rpoon; aod add or lhe me.1or fe·

nugre~k

and liofeed, each rour ounces ; buil in ulree

qU.rlSof "d·wioe lees

10

lhe coofilleoee of a poul

tlce; to whichadd, whto

t a~eo

rrom lhe 6rc, lWO

ouoces or (amphor io powd«; rpreau il

00

thick

elolhs,

ao,1

'pply warm tOthe Icgs, fecu riog il

00

wilil • IIroog roller.

Ir the fores are very ruu l, d,ers thcmWilh two rarts

of the wouotl·olntmcol, aoJ ooe of .A-:gyptiacum, aou

~rply

thc

f"II',win~,

fpre.d

00

lhickeI"lhs, and rolledoo,

1 "

KE

oí hldcklu.,p, eoe

~ou"d

¡ hom·y, half

a

pouad;

IHlrut

..

"u

10 ,

{flur ollnc..:s;

"tTlII~r'itfe

powuacJ,

t·.,·" olOnc,s ; wh" t nour,

a

fulfi mnt

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n

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lh~

dlu, clle

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VOL .

11.

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577

chaoged for lhe aorimooial and mercurial a!terarives,

aI–

re.uy

",cllliooed; bUl turnlog a horre out in a lield,

where he h"s a hore! or !hed

!O

run

10

at plcafure, woul.!

gredtly conmbule tO quicken the cure, and irdecd would

in general elfea it alooe ; but if this canOOI be corupl,eJ

with, let !tlm be turoed OUl io the day.time.

If the hUIfe is not turoed out, a large aod ronveoienl

(lall is abfolutely neceOúy, wilh good drelliog aod careo

The lall thing we r.tall

recommeo~,

is a melhod

10

o–

blige a horre

10

lie down in lhe (lable. This uodoubted.

Iy is or lhe utmoll coofequeoce, as it will not a lillie con–

tribute

10

the removal and cure or lhis diforder ¡ ror by

ooly chaogiog tbe poGlioo or hi, legs, a freer eircul:llioo

would be obtained, and the rwelliog rakeo down: where–

as in geoeral it is greatly aggravated by the obflinacy of

the horre, who rerufes tOIle dowo ar all (prob.bly from

the paio it gives him to

bp.od

hiS legs ror lhat purpofe) by

which meaos lhe IltlTnefs aod t"welling increafes, till the

over·gorged aod dilleoded veO"ls are obliged to give way,

aod by burfliog, dircharge the fluids, which fuould cir·

culale through them.

SCUTCHES, CROWN ·S CABS,

Ru·TAtLs,

and

CAPELLETS.

SCRATCHF.'

in the heels have fa much affioity with

¡he greafe, an.J are fa orleo coocomitaots of that diOem–

per, tlMl the merhod of trealiog them mal' be feletled

chieay rrom the preccding Laion¡ which at firll!hould

be by the liofeed aod turoip pou!tice, with a liule com–

moo turplll\ine

10

foflen rhem, aod relax the veOeh;

lhe greeo oiotmeot

Ola)'

!heo beapplted for a rew days to

promole a di[charge, wheo they may be dried up Wi·lh

the oimmeots aod WaaleSrccommeoded io the above fee–

tion.

It

15 belt arlerwards to keep

rh~

heels rupple, aod

forteoeo with currier's

du~biog,

which is made of oil aod

tallow. This will keep the hide rrom crackiog, aod be

as good a prerervative as ir is

10

lealher; aod by uGog it

orlen berore exercife, will prevent lhe Ccrateltel, ir care

is lakeo tO \Vaa, rhe heels Wilh

w.rm

warer, wheo lhe

horfe comes io. Wheo rhey prove obOioare, aod the

[ores are deep, ufe the followiog ¡ but if aoy cavilies or

hollow places

are

rormed, they Ihould tirll be laid opeo;

ror

00

rouodalioo cao be laiJ roc healiog, till you

can

drefs to the bOltOm.

TA K

E

Venice turpemine, rour ounces¡ quickfilver,

ooe ouoce ¡ iocorporate well tcgelher by rubbiog

fome time, aod theo ajd hooey . nd fl,eeps ruet, uf

each twO ouo.:es.

Aooiol Wilh tltis Ol\ce or twice a day; and ir the

horf~

il rull or OeO,y, you mull bl!ed anu purge ¡ aod if rhe

blouo is io a b.d lIate, lhe a!teralives mu ll

b~

"iven

10

reaily it.

The

",>w"'¡c,,b

is ao humour lhzt breaks out rouo.!

rhe corooll, whieh is I'ery

amp

anJ ilChillg, .nd auellJ–

etl wllh a rcurlioel!: fl""p W'lers prcpared with viII i,,1

are gcoerally ,&d

lor

the cllre; hUI the f.fen way i, firlt

tOtnlXmarillln.llow anu

ydhw

b1r,licoo, or lhe lI'ouod

(,intlnCIII, equJI p.trts, ar.J to fprl.d tite", on tow, ,1m!

IAy :tll rOlloJ Ihe ruronel. .'\ uUle or tll'Oor ph)'fie Imy

he v"y pruplr, wllh tite d,," cllc "'lulelo.s, (par.

'1.

5.

6. or lhe receJ. .;u1. anJ lh:

:tltcl .'li,, ~

.lbOl e re·

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