548 BARBS. 



Cure of the Laiiipas continued. 



Honey, two ounces : 



Put them in a pitcher, and then pour a pint 



of boiling vinegar upon them ; when cold, 



put them in a bottle for use. 



The mouth must be washed with this mixture 

 once or twice a day, which may be done by fast- 

 ening a linen rag round the end of a stick, dip- 

 ping it in the mixture, and introducing it into his 

 mouth. This will take away the soreness,- and 

 harden his mouth, from which there will be no 

 necessity to remove the lampas by actual cautery. 



CHAP. XLV, 



BARBS. 



Barbs are small excrescences, or superfluous 

 flesh, found under the tongues of horses, which 

 are easily discovered by drawing them on one 



