96 THE STRANGLES. 



bed with the above liniment, or with the mixed oils 

 (No. 63, p. 91), if thought more proper, apply 

 a large poultice over the part as hot as the horse 

 can bear it. The matter is, in general, formed in 

 the course of five or six days, and if not let out 

 with a lancet, or some other instrument, it will 

 force its way through the skin : in this case, the 

 orifice is seldom sufficient of itself, but may be 

 farther enlarged with a lancet; and afterwards 

 dressed with the following digestive ointment. 



(RECIPE, No. 69.) 



Take — Bees wax, and common turpentine, of each four 



ounces ; 

 Black pitch, two ounces ; 

 Rosin, six ounces ; 

 Linseed oil, one pint : 

 Melt them all together over a slow fire; then 



take them from the fire, and add, 

 Spirit of turpentine, four ounces ; 

 Verdigrease, in fine powder, two ounces : 

 Put them in a pot, and stir until cold. 



When this ointment is used, a small quantity 

 should be melted in an iron ladle, and the wound 

 dressed with a small tent of tow dipped in it, once 

 a day. If the wound appears to heal too fast, it 

 may be kept open by dressing it with a skewer 

 dipt in ])utter of antimony for a few times ; this 



