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(RECIPE, No. 34.) 



Take — Roach alum, one ounce; 



Bole armenian, half an ounce; 



Oak bark, in fine powder, two ounces : 



Mix for one drink, and give in a pint of gruel. 



This drink must be given every day, or every 

 other day, for a week or more, if thought proper ; 

 give it fasting in the morning, and let the horse 

 eat nothing for four hours after taking it; then let 

 him have a hot mash of scalded bran, and oats, 

 and warm water. I have frecjuently cured the 

 disorder in this stage, by the above drink (No. 34), 

 and rubbing the lymphatic vessels and buds every 

 day well with the mercurial ointment (No. 39, 

 p. 64) ; but no doubt, in most instances, it may be 

 better to apply the actual cautery to the buds, 

 and give the drink (No. 34). 



Should the disease be more advanced, and the 

 system supposed to be contaminated with the 

 poison, which may be known by an attention to 

 the symptoms just mentioned, recourse must be 

 had to more powerful medicines, and none will be 

 more effectual than the following. 



