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Recipes — To prevent Mortifications. 



powerful medicine. In which case let the fol- 

 lowing be given to the horse two or three times a 

 day, in a pint of sage tea, viz. 



Peruvian bark, one ounce ; 

 Nitre, half an ounce. 



See further on this subject the following chap- 

 ters on wounds and bruises. 



CHAP. XVIIL 



OF BRUISES. 



Bruises occur almost daily, where many 

 horses are kept. Such as are of a recent stand- 

 ing, and are not considerable, seldom require 

 more than a few applications of the following 

 astringent oils. But those bruises which are 



