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Canker, 

 what. 



Of Ruptures, Anticor, 



gar, is in general their cure-, but when 

 they degenerate ii to what are called 

 cankers^ which are known by little white 

 fpecks, that fpread and occafion irregular 

 ulcers ; the bell method then is to touch 

 them daily with a fmall flat cautery, mo- 

 derately heated, till the fpread ing is flop- 

 ped, and to rub the fores three or four 

 times a day with iEgyptiacum, and tinc- 

 ture of myrrh, (harpened with oil, or 

 fpirit of vitriol : when by this drelling the 

 fhoughs are feparated, they may be waflied 

 frequently with a fponge dipped in cop- 

 peras, or fublimate water, if they con- 

 tinue to fpread ; or a tin6lure made by 

 dilTolving half an ounce of burnt alum, 

 and two oiinces of honey, in a pint of 

 tindure of rofes. Either of thefc will 

 dry them up, and are very ufeful in moft 

 diiorders of the mouth. 



A relaxa- 

 tion of 

 the pa- 

 la:e. 



A relaxation, and fwelling of the pa- 

 late, fometimes happens to liorfes on 

 catching cold. To remedy this difor* 

 der, blow pepper on the part, or anoint 

 it with the fame mixed up with honey. 

 The tincture above-mentioned may be 

 ufed for this pnrpofe, to which may be 

 added half an ounce of fpirit of fai armo- 

 niap. 



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