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while they are given inwardly to remove the cause, let the 

 tumors be rubbed twice a day with the following ointment : 



4 oz. of Elder Ointment, 

 4 do. Flanders Oil of Bays, 

 2 do. White Vitriol, 



1 do. Red Precipitate, 



2 do. Sugar of Lead. 



Beat all well together into an ointment, and keep it for 

 use. This ointment will soon disperse the tumors, which 

 will leave small bald spots on the skin, but the hair will grow 

 again in time. If the tumors break, and run a thick, well- 

 digested matter, it is a sign that the disease is conquered, 

 and the horse will soon be well ; but it will be necessary 

 to give him two ounces of liver of antimony every day for 

 a fortnight after, in order to sweeten his blood, and disperse 

 the small bunches that remain. 



This method will never fail, when the small veins only 

 are atfected ; and a short time will complete the cure. 



But when the Farcy affects the large blood-vessels, the 

 cure is far more difficult. Let the practitioner always 

 attempt it at the beginning of the disease, as he then will 

 have fewer difficulties to encounter ; for delay renders that 

 almost impossible to be overcome which at first might have 

 been easily conquered. Therefore, when the plate, or 

 crural veins are corded, lose no time, but bleed immediately 

 on tlie opposite side, and apply to the distempered vein the 

 following mixture, which is proper to dress the wounds 

 with, but not before they are broken out. 



1 dram of Corrosive Sublimate, 

 1 oz. of Spirits of Salt. 



Powder the sublimate, and put it into a bottle, and put 

 the spirits of salt upon it to dissolve it; then add two oun- 

 ces of vinegar, by degrees. This is a very proper mixture 

 to dress the ulcers with; but if it cannot be easily got, 

 take — 



6 oz. of Oil of Turpentine, 



3 do. of Oil of Vitriol. 



Put the pot in water with the turpentine in it, and pour 

 the oil of Vitriol in, a little at a time, and keep stirring it 

 till it shall have subsided. If the Farcy be situate in the 

 Idose and fleshy parts, such as the flanks and the belly, the 



