i^%The Farrier J Kew Guide, Ch. XXXVII. 



" Take Treacle-water one Pint, Venice Treacle, or 

 *' Mithridate, two Ounces. Let the Mixture be ftirr'd 

 ** well about, and given through a Horn." Or this : 



" Take one handful of Water Germander, Red-rofe 

 *' Leaves and Rue, of each half a handful, Virginia 

 *' Snake- weed and Scorzonera, of each two Ounces. Boil 

 *' them in a Quart of Water half an Hour ; and to the 

 *' ftrained Decodion add two Ounces, or two Ounces and 

 " and a half of Diafcordium. Or : 



*' Take of Diafcordium three Ounces, diilblve it in a 

 '^ Decodtion of Red-rofe Leaves, and give it through a 

 *' Horn ', iwQ Ounces of Venice Treacle, or Mithridate, 

 *' or three Ounces oi London Treacle, may be given in the 

 *' fame Manner, taking care at the fame time to keep the 

 *' Horfe well cloath'd, and to have him often comb'd and 

 *' rubb'd, to open the Pores, the better to promote Sweat 

 *' and infenlible Tranfpiration. 



The following Drench may alfo be given with good Suc- 

 cefs, to aflringe and dry up the Stomach and Bowels, ^c. 



'' Take Rofe- water and Plantain water, or a Decodion 

 *' of Red-rofe Leaves and Plantain one Quart, Treacle- 

 *^ water half a Pint, Armenian Bole and Sealed Earth, 

 *' or Lemnian Earth, of each half an Ounce. Diilblve 

 " in the Mixture two Ounces of Diafcordium, and of 

 " Roch AUum fix Drams. 



This muft be repeated two or three Days fuccefTively, and 

 unlefs the Scouring be very violent, it will certainly put a 

 Stop to it. 



But the Farrier is to obferve, that if a Horfe has a Fever 

 upon him, which does not diminilli, but increafes with the 

 Loofenefs, thofe Things which ad more immediately upon 

 the Bowels are then to be made ufe of, therefore the Clyfter 

 prefcribed in the preceeding Chapter to remove violent Pains 

 in the Guts, may be injeded \ or the following, which will 

 yet be more efEcacious in this Cafe. 



" Take oiGuaiacuni half a Pound, SaJJafras Four Ounces, 

 " boil them in Four Qu.2iX\.soi Smiths Water, wherein they 

 *' quench their hot Irons, until one half ot the Water be 

 " confum'd ; then add to the Decodion Red-rofe Leaves, 

 *' the Tops or Leaves of Briars, and the Leaves of Bramble, 

 " of each a handful; or inflcad of thefe, two handfuls of 

 *' Plaintain, and when it has boiPd a Quarter ot an Hour 

 *' longer, take it from the Fire, and in the ftrain'd Decodion 

 " diilolve four Ounces of Diafcordium without Honey, and 

 '•' of Opium half ?. Dram." Or this; *•" Takp 



