246 THE COLT-EVIL. 



CHAP. LXI. 



ON THE COLT-EVIL. 



This disorder chiefly afFects young stallions 

 which have full liberty with mares before they are 

 able to cover them. The symptoms are as follow : 

 an inflammation and swelling in the sheath, yard, 

 and testicles ; these symptoms are in general much 

 increased by the lodgement of dirt or other nasti- 

 ness in the sheath, which may be removed by 

 washing the parts well with warm milk and water, 

 when he draws his yard, which may be affected at 

 any time by taking him to a mare. If the parts 

 be much swelled, let them be fomented with the 

 following 



(RECIPE, No. 175.) 



Take — Marshmallow roots ; 



Elder leaves, and %yormwood, of each one 



handful ; 

 Poppy heads, twelve in number : 

 Boil them in a gallon of (equal quantities of) 

 milk and water. 



Foment the parts affected every night and morn- 

 ing with hot flannels, squeezed out of the above fo- 



