120 Of ORNAMENTS. 



Of SETTING of EARS, 



In the lirfl: place take the fuperfluous fk.in away, that heth 

 from the nape of the Head to the divifion of the Mane, and 

 alfo down to the root of the Ear, and three inches upwards 

 towards the point of the Ear: take all that fkin away with a 

 pair of fciffors and a knife, then bathe the flayed part with 

 Rum, then flitch the edges of the fkin clofe together, and 

 iipply a plaifter all over the flitched part, as follows. 



Take the Yolk of two Eggs, Honey two ounces, and Bole 

 Ammoniac three ounces, in fine powder, mixed together; 

 then applied on the part, plaifler-ways fpread on a hnen-cloth ; 

 then take tv/o fliif tents made with wheat ftraw, and wrapped 

 round with linen-cloth, much in the form of a large cafe- 

 knife's haft; dip the tents in a batter made of the Whites of 

 Eeofs and Wheat Flour, and fet them in the Ears ; then fet on 

 a leather cap-hood made for that purpofe, which is to remain 

 on for a month at leaft, and mull not be fliifted during the 

 whole Lime. 



0/ CROPPING of EARS. 



The art of Cropping is but fimple to a man that knows fome 

 little of that way of Bufinefs. In the firfl place, cut the Ears 

 as nigh nature as you can, then draw the fkin up tight and 

 pin it through the grillle with five or fix pins; then if there 

 Ihould be any fuperfluous fkin remaining, pare it off clofe to 

 the griflle with a pair of fciffors ; then dab and wafli the Ears 

 with. Rum, and keep him in for four days ; then take the 

 pins out, then turn him into a loofe flable, and there let him 

 be until he is got well of his ears ; on the other hand, there 

 are fome people that make uf^ of Ear-pieces and Engines, but 



they 





