334 THE IMPROVED ART OF FARRIERY. 



feet yield an oil of great utility in preparing and 

 softening leather ; and the importance of the suet, fat, 

 and tallow, is well known. 



THE KYLOE OX. 



This is a Scotch breed of cattle, chiefly of a black 

 colour, with thick hides, much hair, and frequently 

 large horns. They fatten well, and frequently attain a 

 great size. The name of Kyloe is said to be derived 

 from their having crossed the Kyles, or ferries, with 

 which the highlands of Scotland abound. 



FOR THE GORGET, PLAGUE, OR MURRAIN, 

 IN BULLS, COWS, OR OXEN. 



Most authors confound these distempers together ; 

 but whether they be the same, and only differ in the 

 degrees of the malignity, I cannot determine ; but 

 commonly the same remedies are proposed for both, 

 though the Gorget sometimes appears in the head, and 

 sometimes in the hinder parts. When it is in the 

 head, it is known by the swelling of the eyelids, blisters 

 on the tongue, &c. ; when in the mane, by drooping 

 and heaviness, panting of the heart, hanging down 

 of the head, costiveness of the body, &c. ; and when 

 behind, he will be very stifl", and his guts rumble. 



If blisters be on the tongue, take them off with a 

 sharp knife, and slit the tongue underneath an inch 



