302 6/* Sand-Cracks ^;;^ Quittof S: 



turned out to grafs. Before we clofe this 

 chapter, take thefe ointments for the feet 

 and hoofs, viz, 



Oint- Sweet oil, rofin, and hogs-lard, each a 



ments for pound ; bees-wax, two ounces j honey, 



*^d^r^f a pound : melt together. 



Or, 



TAKE bafilicon, one pound; wax 

 and neats-foot oil, of each half a 

 pound ; rofin, four ounces : mix to-*^ 

 gether. 



CHAP. XXXIX. 



Of Sand-Cracks and Quitters. 



A fand- \X7 ^^'^ '^ called a fand-crack, is a 



crack de- VV ^^"^^ ^^^^^ ^" ^^^ OUtfide the hoof ; 



fcribed. jf it runs in a ftrait line downwards, 

 and penetrates through the honey part of 

 the hoof, it often proves troublefome to 

 cure ; but if it pafes through the liga- 

 ment that unites the hoof with the coro- 

 net, it is then apt to breed a quittor, or 

 falfe quarter, which is dangerous. 



When 



