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strain the liquor through a cloth ; and add two ounces of honey to it 

 when you give it to the horse. 



It is a common practice with Farriers to give a drench composed 

 of hot,*nauseous powders, in a quantity of ale; but this is a wry 

 bad practice, for it heats the blood, and consequently increases the 

 fever; and at the same time the powders pall the horse's stomach by 

 their loathsomeness. The following ball, commonly called The Cor- 

 dial Ball, is one of the best yet found out for coughs or colds either 

 in horse or man, and is much preferable to the horse-balls comm ily 

 sold at the druggists' shops, and too often made of bad ingredi ts. 

 Be careful to get your drugs good, for, this ball is of great worth in 

 many disorders, both in racers, hunters, and road horses. Few tl jjs 

 will remove a cough or a cold, or clear a horse's wind, soon/, or 

 better. Mr. Markham recommended one something like it, whic is 

 called Markham's Ball; but you may depend on it, that mine much 

 exceeds it in value. 



Take of Aniseeds Powder, Fenugreek, Liquorice Powder, Elecampane Po\ ler, 



Flour of Brimstone, each 4 ounces; Grains of Paradise, in fine powder. G oz.. 



4 oz. of Liquorice, cut small, and dissolved in White Wine; 1 oz. of Si on. 



pounded small; 1 oz. of Oil of Aniseeds; 8 oz. of Olive Oil, and 8 oz. of Hi ley. 



Bray them all well together till they come into paste, and if they 

 should be too dry, add a little more olive oil and honey. The dose is 

 about two ounces, and may be given three or four times a da if 

 needful. These balls consisting of warm, opening ingredients, are of 

 great use; and given in small quantities, about the size of a pu t's 

 egg, will encourage a free perspiration ; but in case of a Fever Uiey 

 should be given with the greatest caution. 



It will be of great use to put scalding-hot bran into the manger, 

 that the horse may hold his head over it, and receive the steam up 

 his nostrils, which will cause a running from them, and relieve him 

 very much. I have known asarabacca, dried and rubbed to powder, 

 and blown up the nostrils, to cause a discharge; for when a 1 rse 

 has caught a violent cold, he is often troubled with a pain in his h ad, 

 which a good discharge at the nose is very likely to cure. For the 

 same purpose the horse should be warmly clothed, especially about 

 the head, neck and throat ; as it has a tendency to promote a run '.ng 

 at the nostrils. 



By this simple method, with proper care, hot mashes, and warm 

 water, most colds may be cured ; and as soon as the horse begins to 

 feed heartily, and snorts after coughing, an hour's exercise every day 

 will greatly hasten the cure. If the legs swell, and the horse be full 

 of flesh, rowels are necessary. 



A COUGH, AND ASTHMA. 



Among all the diseases to which this noble creature is subject, none 

 has given more perplexity to Farriers than a settled Cough ; indeed it 

 too often defies all the attempts of art, and the horse frequently becomes 

 Asthmatical, or Broken-ioinded. 



Causes. — The causes are various. Sometimes it is owing to colds 



