THE HORSE. 99 



Take of Aniseeds Powder, Fenugreek, Liquorice Powder, 

 Elecampane Powder, Flour of Brimstone, each 4 ounces ; 

 Grains of Paradise, in fine powder, 6 ounces; 4 ounces of 

 Liquorice, cut small, and dissolved in White Wine ; 1 ounce 

 of Saffron, pounded small ; 1 ounce of Oil of Aniseeds ; 8 

 ounces of Olive Oil ; and 8 ounces of Honey. 



Bray them all well together, till they come into paste ; 

 and if they should be too dry, add a little more olive oil and 

 honey. The dose is about two ounces, and may be given 

 three or four times a day, if needful. These balls consist- 

 ing of warm, opening ingredients, are of gi-eat use ; and 

 given in small quantities, about the size of a pullet's egg, 

 will encourage a free perspiration ; but in case of a Fever, 

 they should be given with the greatest caution. 



It will be of great use to put scalding-hot bran into the 

 manger, that the horse may hold his head over it, and 

 receive the steam up his nostrils, which will cause a run- 

 ning from them, and relieve him very much. I have known 

 asarabacca, dried and rubbed to powder, and blown up th«^ 

 nostrils, to cause a discharge ; for when a horse has cauglit 

 a violent cold, he is often troubled with a pain in his head, 

 which a good discharge at the nose is very likely to cure. 

 For the same purpose the horse should be warmly clothed, 

 especially about the head, neck and throat, as it has a ten- 

 dency to promote a running at the nostrils. 



By this simple method, with proper care, hot mashes, 

 and warm water, most colds may be cured ; and as soon as 

 the horse begins to feed heartily, and snorts after coughing, 

 an hour's exercise eveiy day, will greatly hasten the cure. 

 If the legs swell, and the horse be full of flesh, rowels are 

 necessary. 



A COUGH, AND ASTHMA. 



Causes. The causes are various. Sometimes it is owing 

 to colds imperfectly cured ; sometimes to pleurisies, or 

 malignant fevers, which have left a taint upon the lungs or 

 other vessels ; sometimes to small eruptions in the glands, 

 which cause the lungs to be much larger than they ought 

 to be, and a quantity of phlegm, and mucilaginous juices, 

 to stuff up the glands and branches of the wind-pipe ; and 

 somAtiraes to fleshy substances engendered in the large 



