Part II. PcrfeSl Farrier. i$j 



much, or too ftrong, Spirit of Vitriol , at firft ; for I 

 was once deceiv'd with Spirit of Vitriol highly re- 

 ftifyed ', which being apply'd in too large a quan- 

 tity, in a moifi Crown- fcab, made the whole Leg and 

 Sinew fwell, with fuch a violent pain that the 

 Horfe could not ftand upright : upon which occa- 

 fion I was forc'd to afluage the pain of the Leg and 

 Sinew with the red Honey Charge ; and mitigate the 

 violent pain in the fcabby place, occafion'd by the 

 Spirit ^ by applying to it the white Honey Charge : 

 And though, after two Months keeping in the Sta- 

 ble, the Horfe was cur'd of the Green- fcab^ yet a 

 great Scar remain'd, which was never afterwards 

 cover'd with Hair. I am of the opinion, that Spi* 

 rit of Salt being a more potent cleanfer, is pre- 

 ferable to the Spirit of Vitriol , in a Crown Stab, tho* 

 neither the one nor the other are infallible, in inve- 

 terate cafes. Sometimes indeed it may be cur'd, by 

 foathing with Spirit of Wine, impregnated with as 

 much Sal Artnoniack, as it will diflblve. 



Oftentimes old Horfes, and even 

 young ones, upon reft, after hard la- of the Mange. 

 bour, are troubl'd with fuch a perpe- 

 tual Itching or Mange in their Legs, and other parts, 

 that they rub off the Hair* 



For Cure : Infufe two Ounces of Euphorbium, re* 

 duc y d to fine Ponder, in a quart of ftrong Vinegar: 

 After it has* flood in hot Embers fix hours, rub the 

 Horfe' } s Legs with a wifp, and chafe y em with the Vi- 

 negar once or twice. After that, bleed him in the 

 Eye-Veins, if the fore Legs are afFe&ed, and in the 

 Plait Thigh- Vein, for a Mange upon the hinder 

 Legs. 



If you warn the mangy parts with the Infufion 

 of two handful s of Stavefacre-feed, in a quart of 

 ftrong Vinegar, and hot Aflies, they will be cur'd at 

 twice bathing. Or you may rub the parts once or 

 twice at mofl ; (for fear of Ulcerating) with a large 



handful! 



