Of HEEL-OINTMENTS. 145 



The HEEL-OINTMENT. 

 Take Deers Suet four ounces. Bees-wax two ounces. Sweet 

 Oil half a pint, and Lapis Calaminaris two ounces in fine 

 powder, all melted together over a flow fire, and then ftirred 

 until alinofl cold ; then add Camphire four drams difTolved in 

 a little Spirits of Wine, then ftirred all together until quite 

 cold, then for ufe. The above is a good Cerate. 



A COOLING HEALING EMBROCATION for the HEELS. 



Take Spirits of Wine two ounces, dilfolve therein as much 

 Camphire as the Spirits will dilTolve, the Extraft of Saturn 

 one ounce and a half. Sweet Oil fix ounces, mix all together 

 in a bottle for ufe ; and when the Legs are clean and dry, 

 fhake the mixture well, then apply fome of the above mixture 

 to the Heels with your fingers at any time ; the above is very 

 cooling and healing, to torn and fcratched Heels and Legs, 

 after a hard day's hunting or the like. 



The COMMON HEEL-OINTMENT 



Take Plantane Leaves, Allheal and Primrofe Leaves of each 

 a full handful, bruife the above in a mortar ; then add Mutton 

 Suet and Train Oil of each one pound ; melt and ftew the 

 above all together over a flow fire, then ft rain it for ufe, then 

 put the above Ointment into a pot, and ftir it until quite cold. 

 The above is a good Common Heel-ointment, and rnay be 

 made ufe of as the latter Ointments are recommended in all 

 refpe6ls ; when a Horfe is drefled up clean and dry, rub fome 

 of the above Ointment into the Heels, and it will keep them 

 melloAv and fupple. 



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