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the heel ; by the lame leg appearing thicker than 

 the other; or by a pressure of the finger and 

 thumb on the part affected, which will make him 

 flinch by the pain thereby occasioned. In this 

 case let the tendon, from the knee to the fetlock- 

 joint, be well rubbed with the following mixture. 



(RECIPE, No. 108.) 



Bracing Mixture for Sprains. 



Take— Old verjuice, or good wine vinegar, one quart ; 

 Camphorated spirit of wine, four ounces ; 

 Water of acetated litharge (formerly called 



Goulard water), two ounces ; 

 Spirit of turpentine, two ounces : 

 Mix, and put them in a bottle for use. 



This mixture will cool and brace the parts 

 greatly. After it has been well rubbed in on the 

 part affected, take a linen bandage, or roller, two 

 or three yards long, and apply it round the leg, 

 upon the swelled tendon, and keep it moistened 

 with vinegar and water, of each equal parts. If 

 the swelling and inflammation be considerable 

 upon and about the sinews, let the part affected 

 be fomented twice a day with the following fomen- 

 tation. 



