534 ^^ "^^^E LEGS. 



named from an Italian word, is, I believe, a 

 kind of kibe or chilblain* 



Scratches and rat-tails are often oc- 

 cadoned by negle6l, and the horfe Handing in 

 hot dung and filth. Begin the cure by getting 

 off all the fcurf, and making them raw, or if 

 neceflary, laying them open, or paring off with 

 a knife. Emollient and fuppling applications 

 may be wanted, of which variety has been pre- 

 fcribed, as alfo of thofe of different intent. 

 The cure of a crown-fcabis fometimes a matter 

 of confiderable difficulty, for in a bad cafe, 

 the milder applications have fmall effe61, and 

 the more powerful, as oil of vitriol, and fuch as 

 are in common ufe, injure the coronet, and 

 endanger the lofs of hoof. Soak the parts 

 once or twice a day, with the tobacco infufion, 

 and the tobacco itfelf may be bound on as a 

 charge. Or, a charge of marffi-mallows and 

 yellow bafilicon, fpread on tow. Touch with 

 acgyptiacum and brandy ; camphorated fpirits, 

 and as much fal ammoniac as it will diffolve ; 

 or the fpirit of nitre and fublimate as before. 

 Purges, &c. 



Warts. Extirpate them with the knife, 

 and apply a (lyptic of vitriolic acid. When 

 the bleeding is perfedly flopped, touch the 

 roots either with the actual or potential cau- 

 tery. If the wound be large and fore after the 

 efcar is floughed off, drefs with the Burgundy 



pitch 



