40 FARAS-NAMA-E RANGIN 



Inflammation of the Testicles. — If a stallion suffers from 

 enlarged testicles, rub down some Multan clay^ and apply it mixed 

 with cold water for some days to the testicles. Item : take kdld 

 zlra,^ grind it with water, and apply the paste warm, freely, all 

 over the testicles ; do so daily. Turkoman horses are said to be 

 peculiarly liable to this ailment. 



Small Drinker. — If a horse is a small drinker, give daily two 

 told of omum seeds, after the evening feed. This will stimulate its 

 appetite and make it drink deeply. 



Barsdtl. — For harsdtl, rub down, on a stone, with lemon juice, a 

 little water-chestnut, and apply it several times daily. A recovery 

 may be expected in a few days. 



CHAPTER XXI 



ON RATIB, HALWA AND KHIB 



Take pounded turmeric, crushed green-ginger and pounded 

 fenugreek, of each 5 lbs. ; melt 5 lbs. of ghl over the fire ; first of 

 all cast in the turmeric and when well fried add the other two 

 ingredients, and then fry all well together. Next cast in 10 lbs. of 

 gur'"^ and mix, and then pour in 10 quarts of cow's milk. Remove 

 and put aside. Give at first 8 ozs. once a day, after watering ; but 

 gradually increase to 2 lbs. This sweet, gingered mash is grand 

 stuff for a horse. When the above amount is finished, a fresh 

 brew should be made. If this halwd be given throughout the cold 

 weather, your horse will be a sight to look upon. On my oath, 

 this is a right good receipt, and I have given it for months at 

 a time. 



Kh/lr. — Cook a mash of moth (maheld), squashing it with the 



^ Multdni mitt'i ; there are three varieties : (1) the white or hliajan 

 or eatable ; (2) the yellow called hhahri used for dyeing ; (3) the light 

 green or sahz mitti which is used for washing the hair. The last is that 

 most commonly used and generally known under the name of Multdni 

 mitti. 



2 Kdld zlra, Small Fennel, or Black Cumin, Nigella sativa. There 

 is a difference between Jidld zlra, and siydh zlra, the Black Caraway, 

 Carum nigrum. Vide p. 51, note 1. 



'■^ Mithdjl, lit. " sweets," is vulgarly, as here, a name for gur. 



