%^6 ^he Jrt of Farriery 



Before the JEthiops let the following Purge be 

 adminillred. 



A Purge 'or 'Take ten Drachms of Aloes y one Ounce of Cream of 

 the Jaiin- Tartar ^ half an Ounce of Cafiile-foap, t^o Drachms 

 *^'^^^' of Saffron in ?o^der ; and ^vith Syrrup of Buckthoj n 



make it irto tivo Balls by the Addition of a little 



Po<v:der of Liquorice. 



Let the Horfe have one of thefe Dofes, ( I mean 

 two Balis for a Dofe ) before the JEthiops, and I 

 think it will be fufficient to fcour off the flimy mu- 

 cous Matter, which may hinder the Bile or Gall 

 from being difcharged into the Guts, and mixing 

 with the Chyle, the Acids of which, it is by Na- 

 ture defign'd to blunt and make fmooth. , 



The Mthlops Mineral may be given in the fol- 

 lowing Manner, to wit, 



^thirrs Take of my Cordial Ball, 07ie Pound ', of uEthiops 



Mineral Mineral prepared as aforefaid, three Ounces ; of 

 ^''^' CaQilsfoap, t^o Ounces ; 'of li'ving^ Millepedes, one 



Pii:ti of Syrrup of Saffron, three Ounces: Mix, and 

 gi<ve the Horfe the Bi^nefs of a f mall Egg once or 

 t^vice a Day, before his moderate Exercife, for three 

 Weeks, 



I knov/ it is a Difpute with many, whethtr any 

 of the Quickfilver in the jEthiops taken by the 

 Mouth get into the Mafs of Blood ; and thefe 'Gen- 

 tlemen bring for Argument, that the Force and 

 Heat of the Stomach are not fufficient to fublime it 

 in order to pafs that Way. However, I am con- 

 vinced from manifold Experiments, that JLthiops^ is 

 an excellent Medicine in skinny Diforders, which 

 lye even at the outermoft Skirts of Circulation. 

 And why it fhould perform thefe Cures without any 

 of its Particles ( how minute foever ) getting into the 

 Blood; I fay, this is a Myftery not to be unfolded, 

 unlefs we liave Recourfe to a DoOiine, fomethmg 



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