506 RECIPES; 



FOUNDER REMEDY. 



Give from i to 4 ounces of saltpetre, accord- 

 ing to the severity of the case. For a severe 

 case, draw about one gallon of blood from the 

 neck ; then drench with linseed oil, i quart ; rub 

 the fore-legs with water as hot as can be borne 

 without scalding, continuing the washing till the 

 horse is perfectly limber. 



HORSE OINTMENT. 



Resin, 4 oz. ; beeswax, 4 oz.; honey, 2 oz. ; 

 lard, 8 oz. ; melt these articles slowly, bringing 

 gradually to a boil ; remove from the fire, and 

 slowly add a little less than a pint of spirits of 

 turpentine, stirring all the time this is being 

 added, and stir till cool. This is an extraordinary 

 ointment for bruises o the flesh, or hoof, or 

 broken knees, galls or bites, or when a. horse is 

 gelded to heal and keep off flies, 



