1 70 The FarrierV New Guide. Ch. XLVIII. 



Swelling and Inflammation about the Roots, every other 

 Day only ; and when the Skin becomes fo well fortified, 

 and the Excrefcences fo much difengag'd from it, that they 

 begin to fall ofF in the DrefTing, or that you can bring them 

 off with your Nails without hurting him, you may then 

 leave off the Ufe of Medicines, and put a Period to the 

 Cure, by giving your Horfe due Exercife. 



But if the Obftrudions be of long ftanding, and that 

 there is a very ill Difpofition in all thofe Parts where the 

 Diftemper is feated, and that the Sores and Ulcers begin 

 to have a bad Tendency, then Recourfe mull be had to thofe 

 Medicines which are endu'd with the Qualities we have 

 above-mentioned ; and firft of all we fhall begin with fuch 

 as are the moil fimple and eafy to be had. 



And here it will be proper to obferve, that Antimony 

 given to a Horfe among his Corn, will fometimes cure the 

 Farcin s and I have known feveral Inftances of it, tho' I 

 have known it alfo prove feveral times unfuccefsful ; but 

 that may not be the Fault of the Medicines, but the Keeper, 

 who ought, while the Horfe is under a Courfe of Antimony, 

 to give him daily, but moderate Exercife, and likewife mo- 

 derate Feeding. 



Therefore when you give your Horfe Antimony for the 

 Farcin, let the Djfe be two Ounces, which may be mingled 

 ■with his Oats ; and about an Hour thereafter let him be 

 walked abroad for the Space of an Hour more, or an Hour 

 and a half; let him be very well rubb'd when he is brought 

 into the Stable ; but the Comb mud be fparingly ufed to 

 a Horfe that has the Farcin upon him, becaufe of rankling 

 the Sores j after his Drefling, cloathe him moderately warm. 



\i the Antimony opens his Belly, it will then lofe much 

 of its Virtue, and the Horfe will become weak ; in that 

 Cafe you may give it in Balls made of ^r///V^- Treacle, or 

 i.o;^i<j;; -Treacle, v/ith a fmall Qiiantity of Flour, to bring 

 the Mixture into a fit Confiftency ; continue to give it in 

 this Manner till the Loofenefs abates. 



If it be frofty Weather, his Water Ihould be fometimes 

 warm'd and ftrcw'd with Oatmeal ; or at leaft, it ought to 

 be fet fome time before the Fire, becaufe exccfiive cold Wa- 

 ter v»nll be apt to chill the Body of a Horfe, which is kept 

 in a more than ordinary Heat during the Operation of the 

 Antimony. But Antimony may be given more properly 

 in the following Manner : 



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