Ch.LXXXV. Of I farts. Scratches, &c. 247 



Stampt Onions, the Roots of Marfh-mallows and Houfe- 

 leek, made into Pafte with Barley or Rye-flour^ has tne 

 fame Effeft. The Mucilage Plaifter, or the Diachylon 

 with the Gums fpread on Leather, and applied to the 

 Part, will alfo be very ferviceable ; but if the Scratches be 

 hard and lie on the Sinews, and thereby occafion Pam and 

 Inflammation, indangering a Fever, in mat Cafe, U will 

 be proper to take Blood from the Thigh-vem, and o keep 

 the Horfe to an opening Diet. Then apply the following 

 Cataplafm, firft (having away the Hair. ,r,„„„ 



" Take of Hemlock four Handfuls, Groundfel two 

 « handfuls, flamp them with four Ounces of the Roots ot 

 «' Marlh-mallows, and boil thern m two Quarts of M U 

 » till the Ingredients turn foft, then pulp the who.e thro 

 " a Sieve, and make it into a Poultice, with a fufficient 

 «' Ounnt^ty of Soot and Flour of Brimftone. 



This may be laid all over the Parts, and renewed every 

 Day until the Heat and Inflammation is over, and the hx- 

 crefcences grow foft and loofe; after which they may be 

 niana^'d as above direfted. . 



Sometimes Scratches put forth from finuous Uk"'' ^hf ^ 

 penetrate to the Bone -, in *= Cafe you mull introduce 

 your Probe into the Orifice, and try all the aifferent Ways 

 t reaches, making Incifion with a hot Knife where ever the 

 Partwm'admitont, then make your Cure according to the _ 

 DiredWons laid down for the Cure of Wounds, y^. 



Rats-tails are diftingui&ed from the o'^'^''' be= ufe they 

 generally creep from the Patterns to f Mdde°f the 

 Ihanks/alongthe Mafter-finew, or on 'he Side of it , and 

 are fo called from the Refemblance they bear to the Tad of 

 a Rat Some are moift, and fome dry, and aifter only 

 from cratches in the.r Figure and Situation, and therefore 

 admit of the fame Method of Cure. It they be h^rd, they 

 maybelocfenedorcut off with a hot Kn^e, and after- 

 wards drefs'd with Turpentine, Tar, and Honey ; and if 

 necel ary, the pLder of Verdegreafe and white Vitriol may 



L mixed with it. The following Y^'ITk^J'I^ 

 rally ufedlortheCureof Scratches, Rats-^^a^,, K.bes, and 

 all fhe other Sorances about the Legs and P^fterns. 



" Take Hocrs-greafe, Soap, Biimlfone, and Honey .Boil 

 .' them into a Poultice' with a fufficient Qiiantity of SooU 

 " Ind toevery four Ounces add half an Ounce of the Pow- 

 <:•■ der of Verdegreafe. 



A a 4 " Tafcs 



