Of strains and LAMENESS. 131 



The FIRING-OINTMENT for OLD STRAINS. 



Take Oil of Turpentine three ounces, Spirits of Wine and 

 Camphire three ounces. Nerve Ointment three ounces, Palm 

 Oil three ounces, Oil of Bays .with Ouickfilver three ounces. 

 Bees-wax three ounces, Burgundy Pitch three ounces, Venice 

 Turpentine three ounces. Deer Suet eight ounces, and Hogs- 

 lard eight ounces, melt the above all together over a flow fire ; 

 when melted and almoft cold, add Sublimate Mercury three 

 ounces, in fine powder, and Oil of Origanum two ounces; then 

 flir the Ointment with a Spatula, until quite cold, then for ufe. 



This Ointment is of univerfal fervice for a Garget in a Cow's 

 Udder, by rubbing the Udder with it, and drawing the Dugs 

 well at the fame time; but when the above Ointment is ufed 

 for a Garget in a Cows Udder, obferve to make ufe but of 

 one ounce of the above Ointment, and add two ounces of the 

 Ointment of Elder, then melt the above together and rub the 

 Udder well. And there are other Seftions in this Book obli- 

 gated to the above Ointment, and it doth anfwer well in all 

 that it is recommended and fet down for; fuch as injured 

 Necks after bleeding, and to difperfe hard excrefcences, and 

 for let-down Sinews, and to flop the Poll-evil, and Fiftula, 

 and other maladies of thofe kinds. 



To Eafe a Severe PAIN on any JOINT, from a Bad 

 BANG or BRUISE, 



Take Oil of Origanum one ounce, Pure Oil of Petre one 

 ounce, Tin6lure of Opmm two drams, mixed together for 

 ufe; rub the part twice a-day well, but be very fparing with 

 the mixture ; keep the part warm with a Flannel Roller, and 

 fo repeat it. 



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