68 Of the FARC Y. 



to caufe him to purge. As I have not mentioned how to 

 make the Mercurial Ointment, its prepared as follows. 



The MERCURIAL OINTMENT, 



Take Oil of Turpentine and Venice Turpentine of each two 

 ounces, Quickfilver four ounces ; kill the above well together 

 in a mortar until the Mercury difappears to the eye; then add 

 two pounds of rendered Hogs-lard, mix them all together 

 until cold ; then for ufe. If I meant the above to be made 

 weaker, I added more Hogs-lard to it. But in fome fharp 

 humors in the fkin, hmilar to the above cafe, I recommend 

 to make ufe of the Alterative Powders, fee page ^^, and to 

 the fame quantity there direcled, add thereunto ^thiops 

 Mineral four ounces, mix the whole well together. And ob- 

 ferve the fame directions as is there given in all refpefts. The 

 above if repeated has a great fhare in checking mofl fharp 

 humors, Efpecially if given after a hard day's work, on a 

 good Mafh of Bran and Oats. 



Seftion, 24. 



Of FARCIES in General 



THE Farcy is well known to all men that have had the 

 leafl of pra8ice among Horfes, its one of the filthiefl; 

 diforders that happens to a Horfe : the fymptoms are a raih 

 humor that fpreads all over the whole body, but at fome 

 other times it might fix in one leg, or about the neck and 

 throat; then foon will become in hard lumps, and foon break 

 out into holes and ulcers, and there will appear to run out of 



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