J58 <^uiTTaiji. 



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Description and Causes. 



CHAP. LI. 



QUITTOR. 



A QuiTTOR is an ulcer fprmed on the coronet, 

 that is to say, betvvqen the hair and. hoof; gpne-f 

 rally upon the heel, on th^ inside quarter of th^ 

 hprse s foot It arises from treads, bruises, and 

 stubs; or frqm gravel (when the fopt has been 

 I)ricked in shoeing^ woryng upwards, and lodg- 

 ing near the coronej;. This disease, if attended tq 

 before it has begun to form sinuses, or become 

 pipedy may easily be cured by applying the fol- 

 lowing oils. 



(liECIPE, No. 160.) 



TAKjE-^Egyptiacum, and spirit of turpentine, of each 



four ounces; 

 Put them into a large pot that willlioldthroa 



or four times the qua,ntity ofthc whole; 

 Add oil of vitriol, half an ounce ; 



