Part II. FerfeSt Farrier. 315 



Since all fufible Medicines exert 

 their force more a&ively, than in J * 



diffolveable lumps y it mult needs be of great ufe 

 to render Sulphur or its Flowers fufible, they being 

 juftly reckon'd the Balfam of the Lungs. For which 

 end fet a Crucible, or Iron Tot, in the midft of an 

 heap of live Coals, till it be all over red hot., even 

 at the bottom ; then caft into it with a Spoon, a 

 mixture of Sulphur and fine Nitre, both in ponder^ 

 half an Ounce of each. 'Twill break out into a 

 Flame. When the Flame difappears, ftir the mat- 

 ter at the bottom with fome Iron Inftrument, to 

 make the Fire penetrate it more effectually -, and 

 caft in more of the fame mixture by Spoonfuls, 

 ftirring the matter as before, after the difappear- 

 ance of the Flame, between every Spoonful v con- 

 tinuing after the fame manner, till all the mixture 

 is caft in. Then cover the Crucible, and lay Coals 

 on the top, and every where round the fides, fuffer- 

 ing it to cool of it felf. After 'tis cold, beat the 

 matter to ponder, which, if rightly prepar'd, will 

 be of a pale Rofe colour •, or elfe white, when the 

 Nitre is not very pure. If it be greyifh, 'tis naught. 

 Four pounds of the mixture will yield a pound and a 

 half of Salt. 



This Salt diflblves in Water, and grows red in 

 the Fire without wafting. 'Tis fo very cooling, 

 that it muft not be given alone ; but corrected with 

 half an ounce of Juniper-berries to an ounce of the 

 Salt ; or with fcrapings of Nutmeg in moiften'd 

 Bran. If the Horfe will not eat it fo, let it infufe 

 all Night in a quart of Wine, and give the Infufion 

 lukewarm to the Horfe, fading. If its cooling 

 quality offends him, he will lofe his Appetite, and 

 his Hair will brittle and ftare, efpecially in the 

 Flanks •, in which cafe it ought to be fhifted for 

 Cordial Ponders ; for tho' the intemperance of Men, 

 and the inflaming Fire of their paffions calls for 



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