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feems but fimple, but is of great fervice to young Colts, as ft 

 is very offenfive to worms and fo-forth. 



A DRINK to Relieve Old COUGHS. 

 Take a moderate fized head of Garlic, picked clean, bruife 

 the Cloves in a mortar, then boiled in three half pints of Skim 

 Milk, with three meat-fpoonfuls of Honey, Annifeeds in 

 powder two ounces, and give the whole for one dofe, fading : 

 walk the Horfe out for an hour after each drink. Repeat the 

 above every morning for a fortnight together, at the fame 

 time take a quart of blood from him every week, or as occa- 

 fion be. The above will prevent a Horfe to become broken- 

 winded, if given in proper time. 



For a GROUNDED COUGH. 



Take one pint of cold-drawn Linfeed Oil, and two large 

 heads of Garlic picked clean and pounded in a mortar ; mix 

 them together for one drink ; give three of the above drinks, 

 one every fourth day. At the fame time you are to fprinkle 

 all his Corn and Malhcs with the Mullen Powder, for three 

 weeks together. The Mullen Powder is prepared as follows: 

 take of the Herb Mullen in fine powder one pound. Elecam- 

 pane in powder one pound, and Gentian four ounces, mixed 

 all together for ufe. This method being taken, will cure mofl 

 Old Coughs whatever. 



A DRINK for a GROUNDED COUGH, 



Take Turmeric, Diapente, Liquorice Powder and Barba- 

 does Tar, of each one ounce, Grains of Paradife, and Balfam 

 of Sulphur drawn with Oil of Turpentine, of each half an 

 ounce. Oil of Annifeeds half an ounce. Elecampane three 



f ounces. 



