506 RECIPES. 



FOUNDER REMEDY. 



Give from i to 4 ounces of saltpetre, accord- 

 ing to the severity of the case. For a severe 

 case, draw about one gallon of blood from the 

 neck ; then drench with linseed oil, i quart ; rub 

 the fore-legs with water as hot as can be borne 

 without scalding, continuing the washing till the 

 horse is perfectly limber. 



HORSE OINTMENT. 



Resin, 4 oz. ; beeswax, 4 oz.; honey, 2 oz. ; 

 lard, 8 oz.; melt these articles slowly, bringing 

 gradually to a boil ; remove from the fire, and 

 slowly add a little less than a pint of spirits of 

 turpentine, stirring all the time this is being 

 added, and stir till cool. This is an extraordinary 

 ointment for bruises of the flesh, or hoof, or 

 broken knees, galls or bites, or when a horse is 

 gelded to heal and keep off flies. 



