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** Morning ; and the Way was to milk it upon a 

 *' Sprig of red Mint, and whilft it was yet hot, 

 " fweeten'd with Syrrup of Quinces and a little 

 *' Powder of Cinnamon ; and that he recover'd and 

 *' lived many Years afterwards." 



Moll Authors, n)i%. ForeJiuSy Holler ius, Duretus, Sheep's 

 as well as Hippocrates, and Avicenna, are very libe- ^^i^l^ pre- 

 ral in the Praife of Sheep's Milk and Bole Jrmoniac. ^J^^*;^^ ^^ 

 Therefore where fuch Milk can be had it may be ^j^^^ 

 ufed inftead of Cow's Milk. 



Laftly, Hog's Dung put in Milk and flrain'd is a Hog's 

 certain Remedy, among the Country People, for r*-ng 

 their Cattle which pifs Blood, or have the Moor- ^^^^^^'"^'^ 

 ing, as they call it : But this I put down by the fcr Jnft 

 Way, not having any other Authority for it than Bloody 

 what I might hear from People who ufed to buy Water, 

 great Numbers of Oxen, ^c. to drive into the 

 South ; and as piffing of Blood is a very common 

 Diilem.per amongil; fuch Cattle, I bel'eve this is the 

 befl Remedy the Drovers have yet difcover'd. 



CHAP. XXX. 



Of the Colt-Etnl, and Mattering of the Yard. 



TH E Colt - E^il is fuppofed to arife from 

 Stoned Colts having their full Liberty v/ith 

 Mares, before they are able to cover them ; but I 

 obferve mofc Farriers are fo ignorant, that they bring 

 under this Denomination all Difeafes of the Sheath, 

 tho' they only proceed from Dirt and Naftinefs 

 lodged there, which a little v/arm Beer and Butter 

 skilfully ufed will remove, and caufe the Sv/elling 

 to difperfe, as has been often experienced. 



When a Colt's Yard is tumefied or fwell'd, from The Curs 

 whatever Caufe it proceeds, it ihould be fomented 

 with warm Flannels fqueezed out of the following 

 Fomentation as warm as he can well bear it ; and 



if he 



