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plant) in two and cast it in water, and knead well. Rub this 

 mixture of fruit and water, every day, on the white spots. A cure 

 may be expected in twenty days. This receipt has never failed me. 



Thani. — To remove wart- like excrescences at the mouth of the 

 sheath (these are called thanl ^), take equal parts of barilla and 

 lime, and mix in double their weight of water, and apply daily as 

 a caustic lotion for several days. 



To Efface a '^Feather." — To efface a "feather," shave off both 

 the hair and skin with a sharp razor, and then apply sweet oil and 

 red-oxide of lead. The hair will re-appear in proper form, and not 

 as a ^^ feather." Should the feather not be completely effaced, 

 repeat the operation. The hair will then cover the wound in a 

 regular and normal pattern. 



To Remove a Star or a Broken-blaze. — To remove a star 

 [sitdra^) or a broken-blaze {'aqrab^), first get rid of the hair by 

 friction ^ and cast it away, and then apply daily dry turmeric. The 

 hair will grow again quickly, and will probably be of the colour of 

 the body, and your eye-sore will be removed. 



CHAPTER XX 



MISCELLANEOUS 



Ringbone. — For ringbone in the fore- or in the hind-feet,* first 

 shave the hair over the place and then make deep incisions * so that 

 the blood may flow freely. Then get a quantity of the root of the 

 dk^ and remove its bark, casting the bark into water to soak. As 

 required, take the necessary quantity of the bark, pound it, mix it 

 with human urine, and apply to the incisions ; keep a cloth bound 

 over the whole and leave for twenty-four hours ; then renew. Do 

 this for seven days. 



1 Vide page 6. When small these are called mam and are un- 

 objectionable ; but if the size of a date they are thanl and are 

 objectionable. 



2 Vide page 8. 



3 Dealers rub down the offending mark with a dry cow-pat, till the 

 surface of the skin is worn away. This acts as a blister. 



* Vide page 6 and chap. XVII. 



^ Pachnd or pachh, subs., and pdchhna, Inf. tr. 



* Vide note 1, page 24. 



