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Take common Turpentine y and Bees-tvaXy of eachO'mtmQnr: 

 half a Pound', Frejh^ Butter clarified, one Pound y^^^^ 

 French Verdigreafe in fine Poivder, one Ounce and 

 half'. Honey, four Ounces : Mix and keep ftirring 

 'till almcil cold, or the Verdigreafe will fall to the 

 lower Part of the Ointment, and make it much 

 more abfterfive or fliarp than it fhould be. Some- 

 times inllead of the \''erdigreafe I have known ufed 

 •fome Soot fcraped off the Bottoms of Brafs-Pans, 

 which when finely powder'd and ftirr'd in well 

 makes a ihining black Ointment ; and I believe an 

 efFe^lual one in deterging and healing mofl Wounds : 

 For Soot, as I jull now mentioned, muft be full of 

 igneous and fery Particles, and therefore good to 

 apply to V/ounds, which for tlie moll Part are de- 

 ficient of a due natural Heat, by Reafon of the Dif- 

 charge and Expence of Spirits that Way. 



- I cannot fay I ever knew a Mercurial Ointment 

 ufed for the Farcin, yet I am fure it would be very 

 effeftual and fafe, feeing 'tis often ufed for the Scab 

 in this Animal. Therefore I fhall mention one of 

 that Sort, which may be rubbed all over the Horfe 

 in the hot Sun, if in Summer ; but, if in cold 

 Weather, it i"hould be heated by a Fire of Straw or 

 the like made all round the Hoife, after which he 

 may be covered warm with an old Rug or the like 

 for a 'iow Days, till the Particles of Quickfdver be 

 got into his Blood. 



Take Flanders Oil of Bays, one Pound and half; Oin'-mcnt 

 Oil of Turpentifie, tnxo Ounces ; Crude Mercury or for the 

 ^ickfilver, four Ounces : Mix the ^ickfilnjer and f'^'^cin. 

 Oil of Turpentine well together, then add the Oil of 

 Bays, which ftiould be rubbed in for half an Hour, 

 or the Particles of Mercury will not be fulficiently 

 divided. 



Rub the Horfe all over with this Ointment in 

 Marnier *iforefaid once a Week for three Turns, if 



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