STRANGLES AND VIVES. 10^. 



Treatment of the Strangles. 



lard, or two ounces of the above liniment, 

 to prevent it from becoming stiff and dry 

 after it is applied on the part affected. 



After the tumefied parts of the glands, between 

 the jaws, and on the throat, have been well rub- 

 bed with the above liniment, or with the mixed 

 oils (No. 63, p. 98,) if thought more proper, ap- 

 ply the poultice over the part as hot as the horse 

 can bear it. The matter is, in general, formed in 

 the course of five or six days, and if not let out 

 vrith a lancet, or some other instrument, it will 

 force its way through the skin : in this case, the 

 orifice is seldom sufiicient of itself, but may be 

 farther enlarged with a lancet ; and afterwards 

 Pressed with the following digestive ointment. 



(RECIPE, No. 67.) 



Take — Bees wax, and common turpentine, of each 

 four ounces ; 

 Black pilch, two ounces ; 

 Rosin, six ounces ; 



