Receipts. 



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Sick Stomach. — Bleed half a 

 gallon, then if he will eat a mash 

 cive him one ; give no hay ; then 

 give him lialf oz. rhubarb every 

 night until it moves his bowels; 

 then take of gentian root 4 oz., 

 feni-greak 2 oz., nitre one-half 

 »)z. — mix and give a large spoon- 

 ful every day ; do not give him 

 too much to eat when his appe- 

 tite returns. 

 • Horse Powder. — For Distem- 

 per, Hidebounde, Farcy, Colts, 

 and all lingering diseases which 

 arise from impurity of the blood 

 or lungs. Take 1 lb, comfrey 

 root, ^ lb, antimony, .^ lb sulpher, 

 3 o/, saltpetre, ^ lb, laurel berries, 

 ^ lb junii)er berries, ^ lb anise- 

 _ seed, ^ lb rosin, o oz, alum, 5 oz, 

 copperas, ^ lb, raasterworth, ^ lb, 

 gum powder. Mix to a powder, 

 and give one teaspoonful in his 

 food once a day, till cui'ed: keep 

 the horse dry, and from water for 

 six hours afier using it. 



To.Nic DuEXcu. — For weakness 

 and debility. Take port wine, 

 3 oz, tincture of cinnamon, ^ oz, 

 powdered goldenseal 4 drachms. 



Lung Fever. — Bleed four gal- 

 lons from the neck vein, and take 

 one oz. of aconite, add to it half 

 gallon of cold water ; drench him 

 ■with one gill of it every 3 hours, 

 blister him over the lungs, then 

 give him water to drink that hay 

 Las been boiled in, and to each 

 gallon of it one oz. of gum arable, 

 and half an ounce of spirits of ni- 

 tre — give this every four houts, 

 rub well, foment and rub the legs 

 with alcohol and camphor, until 

 they get warm — do not move him. 

 Keep him in open stall, if hot 

 weather. 



Eye Lotiox. — -Take of linseed 

 oil one pint, add to it two oz. of 

 spirits of ether, gum camphor 

 lialf an oz. Let it stand in some 



warm place until the oil cuts the 

 gum, and it is fit for use. 



Sting of Bees. Take olive oil, 

 and lime water, equal parts. 

 Ai)plied externally, 



Eye-Wash. — Take of sugar of 

 lead 2 drachms, white vitriol 1 

 drachm, add to this 1 quart of 

 soft water ; let it stand for 6 or 

 9 hours, and it is fit for use. — • 

 "Wash the eyes out well every 

 morning, after first washing the 

 eyes well with cold water ; fol- 

 low this up for 3 or four weeks, 

 and then if the eyes are not much 

 better, bleed and give a mild 

 physic. The horse should be 

 kept on low diet, and not over 

 heated or worked too hard ; 

 scalded shorts and oats are good. 



Mange and Surfeit. — Bleed 

 and physic, then take sulphur 

 one-half pound, 2 pounds lard; 

 mix well, grease the part affected 

 every three or four days, stand 

 the horse in the sun until all dries 

 in, give him a few doses of the 

 cleansing-powder. 



Contraction of the Neck. — If 

 it is taken in the first stages, 

 bleed from the neck two gallons, 

 then ferment or bathe the part 

 well with hot water, rub it dry 

 and take the general liniment 

 and apply it every day, two or 

 three times ; this will cure, if it 

 is of long standing. Then blister 

 all along the part affected, with 

 the liquid blister. Do this every 

 three weeks until he is well, and 

 rub with the white ointment. 



Drops to make old Horses 

 Young. — Take the tr. of asafoeti- 

 da 1 oz., tr. of cantharides 1 oz., 

 oil of cloves 1 oz., oil of cinnamon 

 one oz., antimony 2 oz., fenegreak 

 one oz., fourth proof brandy half 

 gallon; let it stand ten or twelve 

 days, and give ten drops in a pail 

 of water — or one gallon. 



