64 THE NEW POCKET FARRIER. 



Therefore, a pint of blood, for the first time, is enough, 

 and you may repeat that, as you see occasion ; but you 

 cannot easily restore (as I said) the blood and spirits 

 you have been too lavish of. 



A POULTICE FOR THE EYES. 



After you have taken a pint of blood, get a quartern 

 loaf, hot out of the oven, cut away the crust, and put 

 the soft inside into a linen hag large enough to cover 

 his forehead and temples ; press it fat, and bind it on 

 by way of poultice, as hot as may be, without scald- 

 ing ; at the same time, fasten something of a cloth 

 about his neck to keep his throat warm. Let the poul- 

 tice stay on till it is almost cold, and repeat it once or 

 twice ; then prepare the following eye- water. 



EYE-WATER. 



Into half a pint of rose or spring water, put one 

 drachm of tutty, finely prepared, one drachm of white 

 sugar-candy poivdered, and half a drachm of sugar of 

 lead. With a feather put a drop into each eye, morn- 

 ings and evenings. 



The next day (if needful) repeat the poultice ; and 

 for want of a hot loaf at any time, make a poultice of 

 bread boiled in 'milk, continuing the eye-water every 

 day. You may use the turnip poultice, but you must 

 not put grease into it. 



Never let grease or oil come near the eyes. 



A FILM.— THE CURE. 



If a film grows over the eye, put a scruple of white 

 vitriol and a scruple of roche-alum, both finely powdered, 



