MISCELLANEOUS 39 



Swelling in the Foot. — Should the horse's foot swell up 

 considerably, there is no cause for anxiety. Sift some burnt alum 

 and mix it with fresh butter, and apply daily. Item : put on a 

 heavy anklet of lead, which, by its weight, will reduce the swelling. 

 Many times have I proved the efficacy of these receipts, so I record 

 them for the benefit of others. 



LTrticarta. — If a horse suffer from urticaria,^ take the unspotted 

 slough of a snake " and mix it with gur, and give it to the horse to 

 eat ; this will remove the ill. I do not, however, know what 

 quantity should be given. Item: take finely powdered pepper-corns 

 and gerw, 2 ozs. of each, and give to the horse.'' 



Sore Mouth. — Should your horse suffer from a sore mouth, i.e. 

 sores on the corners of its mouth,* apply a folded cold bandage, and 

 keep it in place till the sores are healed. 



Glanders or Farcy. — If a horse suffer from glanders or farcy, '^ 

 try the following receipt, recommended to me by a friend. Take 

 one tola weight of moringa bark and half that amount of red 

 chillies; pound and sift, and then mix in maheld. Give this 

 amount twice a day till recovery. Item, : take of kdld til^ seed 

 and bhildwan'^ two told of each, pound roughly and mix together, 

 and give before the morning meal for forty days. The remedy is 

 the same for both glanders and farcy; the former attacks the fore 

 part of the horse and the latter the hind. It is probable that this 

 remedy will cure barsatl also. 



To Stop Bleeding. — To stanch profuse bleeding^ from a wound, 

 apply a spider's web. Item : sprinkle with powdered borax. Both 

 these remedies can be used for man. 



1 Ghore he [badan par'] pitti uchhle. The words hadan par are 

 understood after he. 



2 Kechll or kenchll, " the slough of a snake." A snake's slough is 

 always unspotted. 



^ The horse should, it is said, be kept blanketed. 



"*■ Bdchh, f., " the corner of the mouth " (of men or animals). 



^ Bad-ndm, lit. " the evil name," is considered to be of two sorts, 

 " male " and " female " : the male, bad-ndm-i nar, is glanders ; and the 

 female, had-ndm-i mdda, is " farcy." Varying names for these diseases 

 are hel, Tchun don ; gum-vdm, kachhf<,l, and semhha. 



^ Kdld til, Gingelly or Sesame Oil, Sesamum indicum. 



'^ Bhildwan, vide note 3, page 32. 



^ According to Hindus the horse has 72,000 veins. 



