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Boiled together, and thickened with rye flour: 

 then add — 



Hog's lard, - - - 2 ounces. 



The whole to be applied as hot as the horse can 

 well bear. When the swelling becomes soft, yield- 

 ing, and pointed, open it with a lancet ; and after 

 pressing it gently, and cleaning it well, dress the 

 orifice with the following digestive ointment : 



Bees' wax, - - - 4 ounces. 



Common turpentine, - " 4 ounces. 



Black pitch, - . . 2 ounces. 



Rosin, _ _ _ _ 6 ounces. 



Linseed oil, - _ _ i pint. 



IMelt the whole in an iron ladle over a slow fire ; 

 then add — 



Spirit of turpentine - - 4 ounces. 

 Verdigrease powdered, - 2 ounces. 



And stir them together till cold. 



When this ointment is to be used, melt a small 

 quantity, and dip a small tent of tow into it, with 

 which dress the wound once a day. If the wound 

 heals too fast, it may be kept open with a skewer 

 dipt in butter of antimony ; and if any lumps or 

 hard kernals remain, a blistering ointment may be 

 rubbed over the parts for two or three mornings. 



When the discharge has ceased, and the abscess 

 is healed, if the horse be not very weak and reduced, 

 give the following purge : 



Aloes Barbadoes, - 4 drachms. 



Emetic tartar, - - half a drachm. 



Castile soap, - - 2 drachms. 



Ginger, _ _ - i drachm. 



With the usual precaution of bran-mashes and 

 warm water. 



