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of Peru, two drachms ; anifated balfam of ful- 

 phur, three drachms ; flowers of benjamin, two 

 drachms and half; make the mafs with bur- ^ 

 dock feeds in fine powder. Give a ball the 

 fize of a pigeon's egg, when going out to 

 exercife. If burdock feeds cannot be obtained, 

 I fuppofe liquorice powder may be fubftituted ; 

 but it may be worth while in a regular liable to 

 make a refer ve of that feed, of which more 

 hereafter. 



Or, One pound cordial ball; powdered 

 fquills, and Barbadoes tar, two ounces each ; 

 make up the mafs with honey. 



Or, Antimony in the finefl powder, eight 

 ounces; brimftone powdered, four ounces; gum 

 ammoniacum, pounded garlic, and hard fope, 

 each four ounces ; Venice turpentine, three 

 ounces ; anifeeds, bay-berries, and linfeed, in 

 powder, two ounces each ; make the pafte with 

 honey, and oxymel of fquills. Give a ball 

 daily for a month ; omit a month, and then 

 repeat, having a ftri61 care as to regimen. This 

 may mitigate the fymptoms of the difeafe, and 

 render the horfe more ufeful : or may prove 

 an excellent preventive when the danger is 

 apprehended. Soften the ammoniacum by 

 pouring a Httle vinegar upon it, letting it (land 

 twelve hours; pick out any fmall (tones or 

 foulnefs, and pound it by itfelf ; peel thegarhc, 

 add, and pound it with the gum. 



Or, 



