Part II. Perfett Farrier, iig 



CHAP. IT. 



Of a loathing of Food } or want of Jppetite. 



Sometimes a Horfe is diverted from eating, by 

 little Worms lodged within'his Lips, both a- 

 bove and below, which caufe fuch an itching, that 

 he is continually rubbing his Lips againft the Man- 

 ger. Thefe Worms appear like little pufhes, when 

 you turn back the Lips, and arediflodg'd by cutting 

 the uppermoft Skin where they appear, with ajharp 

 Knife or Lance i and rubbing the inciiion with Salt 

 and Vinegar* 



In a want of dpfetite arifing from any other 

 caufe, 'tis very proper to Bleed him in the morning t 

 in the middle of the roof of his mouth, between the 

 two Crocks; or if it be a Mare, at the third or fourth 

 furrow, with a (harp pointed piece of a Hart or 

 Bucks-horn. To Hop the Bleeding, give him two 

 Pecks of moiftend Bran , and if that proves^ inef- 

 fectual, draw up his head with a halter, as if you 

 were going to give him a Drench. But the molt 

 effe&ual and ready way of (topping the Blood, is 

 prefling an empty iV#f/k/fomewhat hard upon the 

 part, and holding it there till it (licks. If the Dis- 

 temper does not yield to Bleeding, give him good 

 innocent Gly/lers ; moiften his Oats, Bran and Hay 

 with Water, in which Savin has been fteep'd, conti- 

 nuing that method for fome time *, give him large 

 quantities of the leaves and roots of Radifies, if they 

 are in feafon, or red Perfnips boiPd, or the herb Horfe' 

 tail. If he has no unufual heat in his body, which 

 you may perceive by the beating and heaving of 

 his Flanks, give him an Ounce of Venice Treacle^ 

 welldilluted in White ox red Wine* Whatever be his 

 cafe, the following Bag is of good ufe. 



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