154 Of heel-ointments. 



The DRYING and HEALING MIXTURE for an 

 INVETERATE GREASE. 



Take Verjuice one quart, drop into it Oil of Vitriol one 

 ounce, and mix them together; then take Red Precipitate half 

 an ounce, and Egyptiacum fix ounces; mix the two lafl: 

 articles together in a mortar, then add to the above, Tinfture 

 of Myrrh with Aloes four ounces ; then mix all together, and 

 put the whole into a large quart bottle for ufe ; when ufed, 

 fhake the mixture well and dip a pledget of Tow in the above 

 mixture, and dab and wafh the part twice a-day : the above 

 will heal and dry up moll fharp humors whatever; the above 

 is a very ftrong allringent, and might be made ufe of, if the 

 Healing Plaifher fails; and at the fame time give a few Filling 

 Balls, fee page 27, according as they operate ; then a dofe or 

 two of purging phyfic will be proper to be made ufe of. 



Seflion, ^6, 



Of HEEL^OINTMENTS. 



THE following Ointments, are cooling, and healing to the 

 Heels ; and are proper to rub a little into the Heels at 

 night, efpecially after a journey when the roads are dry and 

 hard; and alfo, are ufeful for Horfes that are in training, as 

 they are often obliged to take their exercife on hard ground, 

 efpecially in dry fummers; and when the ground is hard the 

 Heels are fubjeft to crack and tear; and more fo in fom^ 

 Horfes than others. 



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