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thinner and finer the irons are, the neater will be 

 the work. 



Great care must be taken not to fire through 

 the skin, which would greatly blemish the horse, 

 and run the hazard of laming him, particularly if 

 near any tendon. The day after he is fired, the 

 following blister must be used. 



(RECIPE, No. 113.) 



Blistering Ointment, 



Take— Bees' wax, six ounces; 

 Hog's lard, two ounces ; 

 Train oil, half a pint ; 

 Common turpentine, six ounces : 

 Simmer them over a slow fire till dissolved, 



then put them in a jar, and add spirits of 



turpentine four ounces ; 

 Corrosive sublimate, in powder, half an ounce; 

 Euphorbium and cantharides, of each one 



ounce, in powder : 

 Stir, and when nearly cold, add half an ounce 



of oil of vitriol: then stir the whole together 



until it stiffens. 



This is a most excellent ointment for all pur- 

 poses where blisters are required. After firing, 

 this ointment requires nothing more than spread- 

 ing all over the part with a spatula every morning 

 for three times. In the course of three days, or as 



