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selves so full as to loose their hold, and to come away with the dung. 



I advise all who have horses nearly eaten up with worms, not to give 



every foolish nostrum that people prescribe, but something that is 



likely to destroy them. Take — 



1 oz. of Socotrine Aloes. 



1 dram of Calomel, S drams to an oz. 



1 dram of Oil of Aniseed. 



2 drams of Powdered Ginger. 

 J oz. Syrup of Buckthorn. 



Beat all up together in a mortar till the Aloes are well broken, and 

 the whole is brought into a paste ; which give in the morning, fasting, 

 and to fast one hour after ; also give warm water, and walking exer- 

 cise till wrought off. (It will not work the first day.) Be careful that 

 the horse be open in his body before you give the ball. In grass time 

 you will have nothing more to do than to give it, and to put the horse 

 where he can get water. This dose is for a pretty strong horse, so 

 you must add or diminish according to size. This dose must be re- 

 peated as need requires, but not within seven days. It will destroy 

 most kinds of worms ; but the hard, round worms require different 

 treatment, as they are the worst of any to get rid of. To destroy 

 them, give the following. 



1 dram of Calomel, 8 drams to an oz. 



G drams of Jalap. 



6 drams of Rhubarb, in powder. 



Wrought up into a paste with conserve of hips, and two days after 

 give the above ball. Or the following : 



1 dram of Calomel, 8 drams to an oz. 

 1 oz. of dried Foxglove Leaves, powdered. 

 h oz. of Worm Seed, powdered. 

 1 oz. of Jalap, in powder. 



To be given in three gills of malt liquor from the mash-tub. If 

 the above be given every week for three weeks together, you may be 

 sure that most of the vermin will be expelled. If the medicines be 

 •riven in the house, let the food be light and opening, and warm water 

 for two days, with walking exercise. 



I advise all who have horses troubled with worms, to give savin, 

 dried and powdered, before they give the worm physic. If ORe ounce 

 a day be given for a week before, in a mash of bran, it will be much 

 better. The above ball is good for many disorders besides worms. 



THE YELLOWS, OR JAUNDICE. 



This disorder is very common in horses, and sometimes it is either 

 unknown, or overlooked, till it gets much worse to curel A young 

 horse is easily cured, but an old one is bad to cure. Some people 

 may eay, How can a horse have the Jaundice, when he has no gall-blad- 

 der? I answer, Though he has no gall-bladder in sight, he has a large 

 vessel in the liver which answers the same end. We may here observe, 

 the handiwork of God in placing a horse's gall-bladder differently 

 from those of other animals, when we consider that the horse is the 

 swiftest and most laborious creature in the world ; so that if the gall- 



