98 Of L I C E AND V E R M I N E. 



drains, all mixed togcdicr in a boUle for ufc. WaOi die part 

 allliclcd widi the above mixture, according as you fee occa- 

 fion require. The eibove Mixture is A'ery proper to wafli a 

 Ilorfe with, after the ufe of the two former Ointments. Then 

 obferve in die latter part of the above diforder, to give Liver 

 of Antimony one pound, yEthiops Mineral four ounces, Brim- 

 ■ftone and Nitre of each half a pound mixed together: give of 

 the above powders tw^o ounces every day on a Mafli of Bran 

 and Oats. Then it will be proper to give a gentle purge or 

 two after the above medicines are operated, I would recom- 

 mend fome of the Alterative Purges, fee page 22. If the 

 Horfe is of value I ^vould advife the owner to get him into a 

 Salt Marfh for a month in the fpring of the year, which will 

 renew and refrelh him much. 



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Seftion, 34. 



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of LICE and VERMINE. 



TAKE the Mercurial Ointment, fee page 68, and drefs 

 fparingly ^vith the Ointment underneath the mane and 

 topping, and a dab here and there, or at leaft' where you fee 

 moll Lice and Verminc; do not rub much of the Ointment on, 

 but rub it well in. Do not take the Horfe out for three or 

 four days, left the effeft of the Ointment fliould caufe him to 

 purge or flaver. 



To JDeJlroy LICE or VERMINE. 



Take Stave facre, otherwife called Lice Powder four ounces. 

 Hogs-lard one pound; mix the above together in a mortar 



cold: 



