FIRING. its 



^iK^apfei^k'itrengthcnin^CHs/r^e. 



't\ie ' ptfrt 'a^HM \Vh?lk't tlb^-^tmllc H\^arm ; and a 

 piece of flannel should be applied over the part 

 whilst 'the rharge is vvarfn, and sewed on the fore 

 part of the leg. The blistering ointment being 

 applied first, and the charge at proper intervals, 

 will remove alt obstinate calluses, or lumps, 

 either before firing, or after, though of ever so 

 long standing. But if the horse is fired, merely 

 for the purposiB of strengthening and bracing the 

 sinews, or joints, it will not require the above 

 treatment. 



The following strengthening charge will be 

 quite sufficient for every purpose, where the 

 bracing and strengthening of the parts are the 

 objects in view, 



(RECIPE, No. 115.) 



Strengthening Charge. 



Take — White pitch, and black pitch, of each half a 

 pound ; 

 Oxycroccum plaster, pnracelsns plaster, and 



