158 The Art of Fa r r i e r y 



when one Pinch of the fame would immediately ope- 

 rate upon a Stranger to it. 



There is another Inconveniency alfo from this 

 Praflice, and that is fpoiling the Appetite ; for 

 moft of the common Snuffs are Tobacco of one kind 

 or other, whereof fome will pafs down the Throat 

 into the Stomach, efpecially in thofe who take 

 much \ whence it deftroys their natural Appetite, as 

 many of them confefs to find by Experience, altho' 

 they cannot be prevailed upon to leave it off. But for 

 fuch who imagine continual taking SnufF to be ne- 

 ceffary or beneficial for them, many Things in liquid 

 Forms would much more properly anfwer their In- 

 tention ; fuch as Sal Volatile Oleofum, diluted with 

 fomething proper, as Spirit of Lavender, or the 

 like, where it is of itfelf too ftrong. But it is to be 

 feared no falutary Regard can obtain fuch Reforma- 

 tion, unlefs that Idol Fa/bio?i would vouchfafe a 

 Sanation thereto. Now to return. 

 A Cold in If a Horfe has a Cold in his Head, I think it 

 the Head, may moft eafily be known from the rattling Noife 

 he makes in Breathing ; and it is my Opinion, 

 that Patience and v/arm Cloathing are very requifite 

 in this Cafe, by reafon the Matter of the Diftemper 

 requires Time to afiimilate or gather together in 

 fuch Quantity, as that it may, with the greateft 

 Eafe to Nature, be difcharged thro* the Nofe. But 

 we are fuch uneafy Mortal?, that we have not Pa- 

 tience to wait Nature's Leifure, but rather force her 

 beyond her beneficent Defigns ; infomuch that the 

 Diforder is often protrafted, to the no fmall Dan- 

 ger of the Sick. 

 The Cure. I fay then, let the Horfe's Body and Head be 

 well cover'd with Cloathes for a confiderable Time, 

 and when his Nofe begins to difcharge ever fo little, 

 it is proper to blow thro' a Quill up his Noftrills 

 feme of the following Sneezing Powder, which may 

 be repeated twice or thrice a Day, till the Running 

 gradually ceafe 3 all which Time let him have warm.- 



Water 



