Colt-Evil, Gfr. 339 



The colt-evil is fuppofed to arife from The col t- 

 ftoned colts having full liberty with evil, and 

 mares, before they are able to cover ^"''^* 

 them ; whence frequently enfues an ex- 

 coriation, or fretting on the glands, and 

 a fwelling of the (heath : this laft diforder 

 frequently proceeds too from dirt, or 

 filth lodging there, and is often removed 

 by wafhing the part clean with butter 

 and beer: but when the yard itfelf is 

 fwelled, foment it twice a day with 

 marlh- mallows boiled in milk, to which 

 may be added a little fpirit of wine ; 

 anoint the excoriation with the white 

 ointment, or wafh it with a iponge dip- 

 ped in lime, to a pint of which may 

 be added two drams of fuger of lead: 

 the yard Ihould be fufpended up to the 

 belly *, and if the fwelling (hould increafc 

 with inflammation, bleed, and give the 

 cooling phyfick, anoint with ointment of 

 elder, and apply the bread and milk 

 poultice. 



If a fimple gonorrhoea, or feminal The go- 

 gleet, is obferved to drip from the yard "orrhoev ^ 

 (which is often the cafe in high-fed young *"^ '"'^* 

 horfes, where a relaxation of the glands 

 and feminal veflels has been brought on 

 by frequent cmiflions) let the horfe be 



Z 2 plunged 



