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h' 9 for the juice of Plant ane tempers the other In- 

 gredients j and fince it does not boil, has time to 

 communicate its cooling virtue before 'tis confum'd. 

 'Tis chiefly proper when the Hoof is as hard as Glafs, 

 (b that an Ointment glides along without piercing it ■ 



In Winter you may make an effe&ual and cheap 

 Remedy of Honey, Tar, and Tallow, mix'd cold, ia 

 equal quantities. 



To make the Hoof grow, and ren- _ - \\ '. 

 derit foft and tough, the following gSS^*' 

 Ointment is an expenencd Remedy. 

 Take new Wax, Goats Greafe, (or, for Want of that, 

 frejh Sbeefs Suet) and the fat of Bacon, cut into fmaU 

 pieces, and flee f d in Water 24 hours till it grow frejh ; 

 the Water being changed every three or four hours ', of 

 each a pound ; melt 'em together, and then add a large 

 handful of the fecond Bark of Elder ; and, if it be itt 

 the Spring, two bandfuls of Elder -budds, when they are 

 about the bignefs of your Thumb. Boil 'em over a 

 gentle fire for the fpace of a quarter of an hour, ftir- 

 ring them from time to time. Then fqueeze the mat- 

 ter through a coarfe Cloth, and put the (training ja 

 the fame Bafon or Pot, with two ounces of Oil Olive, 

 four Ounces of Turpentine, and the like quantity of Ho" 

 ney: After which remove the VefTel from the fire, 

 and ftir the Ointment till it be quite cold ; then 

 anoint the Hoof once a day, for the breadth of an 

 Inch round the Hair *, or if the Hoof be much worn, 

 fpread the Ointment on Flax, and wrap it carefully 

 about the Hoof, renewing the Application twice a 

 Week, but (till continuing the fame Flax. 



A Horfe's Foot is fa id to be Sur- 

 bated, when the Sole is worn, bruis'd, %f t Hrbxted 

 or fpoil'd, by Travelling without 

 Shoes, or in hot fandy ground, or with a Shoe that 

 hurts the Sole. When want of Shoes occafions it, 

 you mult cleanfe the Sole with your Buttrefs ; and 

 fiaving tack'd on the Shoe with your Nails, pour 



boil- 



