6l8 MISCELLANEA. 



and may be applied in a kind of boot, wide at 

 top, and faflened over the withers. Cata- 

 plasm FOR SWELLINGS. Black foap, yeaft and 

 honey, a quarter pound each, goofe greafe, q. s. 

 ginger, fine powder, one drachm. 



Blood. Solleyfel fpeaks pretty much at 

 large of the prognoftics to be drawn from the 

 appearance, colour, and confidence of the 

 blood in horfes, and therein feveral of our 

 authors have copied him ; but as far as I have 

 obferved, nothing in the world can be more fal- 

 lacious, and in this opinion I am confirmed by 

 the experienced Mr. Clark ; who obferves, that 

 the blood of horfes whiph labour hard, gene- 

 rally appears of a darkifh, or deep red, and 

 fometiraes with a thick yellow, or buflrcriift; 

 and that the blood of a fick horfe will often 

 have the appearance of one in full health, and 

 vice verfa. This by way of caution, fince the 

 badnefs of the blood of their patients is fuch a 

 common and alarming thing with our Cyclo- 

 pian doftors. 



Fumigation for ftables, after any infec- 

 tious difeafe, from Dr. C. Smyth. Immerfe a 

 tea-cup into a pipkin of heated fand, put into 

 the tea-cup half an ounce of concentrated vi- 

 triolic acid, gently heated, and half an ounce 

 of pure nitre in powder. Stir them together 

 with- a glafs fpatula, until a confiderable degree 

 of vapour arife. 



I formerly recommended Capt. Burdon's re- 

 cipe 



