Of greasing and STOPPING FEET. 175 



The CANKER-OINTMENT. 



Take Honey one pound, Verdigreafe two ounces, made into 

 fine powder, Spirit of Common Salt one ounce, and Sublimate 

 Mercury three drams, in fine powder, all mixed together in a 

 mortar cold ; then for ufe ; and at the fame time touch the 

 rankeft part of the Canker with Butter of Antimony, or Spirit 

 of Common Salt fparingly with a feather, if occafion may 

 require the ufe of it. 



Seftion, 66. 



Of GENERAL RULES Concerning GREASING mid STOP- 

 PING HORSES' FEET, and the Error of 

 GREASING FEET too often. 



GROOMS and other men in the care of Horfes, when 

 , they have a Horfe with tender Feet, they will hold it 

 bell to greafe and Hop them up every night, which is a great 

 error; for by fuch practice the Feet are brought as foft as a 

 Puff-ball, and fo tender that they are not able to tread on the 

 befh of exercife, much more unable to travel or hunt; nor is 

 Greafe proper for the Feet at any time, except the night after 

 a hard day's work, fuch as after a fweat or hunting, travelling. 

 Sec. or when the roads are very dry and hard ; then greafe 

 the Feet and flop them up with their own Muck, when it 

 drops warm from them ; and at no other times to make ufe 

 of Greafing and Stopping; except the Foot has met with a 

 Wound or fome other injury; then it muft be treated as 



fymptoms 



