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(RECIPE, No. 140.) 



TAKE---Tmcture of myrrh, and Egyptiacum, of each 



four ounces ; 

 Oil of vitriol, three ounces ; 

 Corrosive sublimate, four drachms : 

 Mix the vitriol gradually, with the other articles, 



in a large pot ; afterwards put them in a bottle 



for use. 



First cleanse the wound with a sponge or tow, 

 then take the wooden spatula and introduce it 

 again into the wound m the same manner as 

 before ; then pour a small quantity of this tincture 

 into the wound, so as to reach the bottom of 

 it (to be repeated again every third day, for 

 three or four times) ; after that, once a week will 

 be found sufficient to perform a cure. This is an 

 invaluable recipe; I have cured many horses of 

 poll-evil with it. Some people approve of the 

 scalding ointment, after applying (No. 140, supra) 

 for a day or so ; I have therefore introduced it here. 



(RECIPE, No. 141.) 

 Scalding Mixture. 



Take — Tar, mutton suet, and rosin, of each four ounces; 

 Bees' wax, two ounces; 

 Melt them all together ; then add, 

 Spirit of turpentine, four ounces ; 



