286 ^he Aft of Fa R R I E RY 



may have contraaed the Farcin from foul Feeding 

 and Want of Exercife ; and then indeed his Diet 

 fliould be fpare, and Exercife pretty Iharp : But 'tis 

 otherwife with Refpeft to lean Horfes which are 

 afRifted with this Diforder. 



If the Green Ointment (/. 283 ) be not flrong 

 enough, but that Fungous or proud Flelh is feen to 

 arife about the Wounds, you may mix with every 

 Ounce of Ointment a Drachm of Gum Euphorbium m 

 fine Powder, whofe Alcaline Qualities we are affured 

 from good Hands, deflroy the Acids which corrode 

 Ulcers, and even the Bones themfelves fd as to in- 

 duce Rottennefs. 



CHAP. XXXIV. 

 Of the Mange or Scab in Horfes. 



1 Shall not trouble the Reader with a long or te- 

 dious Defcription of the Scab in Horfes, by Rea- 

 fon the Diilemper is fo eafily known from any 

 other. 



The Mange or Scab in Horfes is a flunny Dif- 

 temper, therefore outward Applications will be 

 found mofl available. The French call it tlie Ele- 

 phanfick Malady, becaufe Elephants are much fub- 

 je£l to fuch Diforders. 

 The Si?rs It is a Kind of a formal Leprofy which often be- 

 ' gins in the Neck, Main, or Tail, and caufes the 

 Horfe to bi ever rubbing or fcrubbing : The Hair 

 will flare, and in many Places peel off, and fall 

 away, and a loathfome Scurf remains after it. 



The Scab is well known to be infeftious, other- 

 wife our Laws would not provide, that no fuch 

 Korfe (hould be fuffeicd to go loofe, or in a com- 

 mon Pafture, leaft he infeft his Brethren. 

 The Caifc. The Caufe of the Scab or Mange proceeds froni 

 the Blood's being of too thin a Texture, and full of 

 Semm of a fharp, pungent, or corrofive Nature. It 



