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will be very suitable for gentlemen who keep a 

 number of hunters, or hackneys, in the stable 

 during the winter. 



(RECIPE, No. 149.) 

 Ointment for scratched Heels. 



Take — Hog's lard, one pound ; 



White lead, four ounces ; 



Alum, in fine powder, two ounces; 



White vitriol, one ounce ; 



Sugar of lead, half an ounce; 



Olive oil, three ounces : 



Grind all the powders in a marble mortar with 

 the oil, or on a marble slab; then add the 

 lard, and work the whole together till united. 



This is a neat composition, and very proper to 

 keep in the stable during the winter : it will not 

 only be found useful for greasy and scratched 

 heels, but also for stubs and threads of every de- 

 scription. A small quantity mi»st be rubbed on 

 the part affected every night and morning, in 

 slight cases ; but in treads, or wounds upon the 

 heels, it will be best to spread the ointment on 

 pledgets of tow, and secure them with bandages, 

 in the same manner the ointment (No. 196, 

 p. 196). 



Having thus discussed the external treatment 



