QUITTOR. $63 



Recijie— Catitiiiii a^mrt thft Rot of the Coifia-Brtttfe. 



(REGlPE,No. 16S.) 



Take— E<ryptiacum, two ounces ; 



Tincture of benzoin, one ounce ; 

 Oil ^f vitriol, one drachm : 

 ^ ' Mit thtem together by degfrees, and put Ibeni 

 in i bottle for use. 



The wound must be drfeSsed otice tc day with 

 this mixture iintii it is Wfell. 



Firsfj wash the part, arid when suffitiently dry^ 

 rub on the above-mentioned oils (No; 160, p* 

 258) ; then apply a small tent of tow, or lint, 

 dipped in the above mixture, and secure it on with 

 a roller, or bandage. But if the matter be lodged, 

 or confined, under the hoof, the hoof must be en- 

 tirely taken away in that part, and a bar-shoe put 

 on to ease the quarter. The matter, if retained 

 too long, will rot the coffin-bone, it being of a soft 

 and spongy nature. 



Horses are the most subject to quittors in the 



