33^ The Compleat Horfeman : or, 



two Days after the beginning of the Cure, you 

 may take away the Lamb's Skin \ and ten Days 

 after that fuffer the Horfe to ftir, walking him 

 a little, and fo accuftoming him to Travel by de- 

 grees. 



Inftead of feparating the Skin, you may give 

 the Fire (which is an eafier, and no lefs effectual 

 Remedy) piercing the Skin with a red-hot Iron, 

 and making Holes all over the fame Part, at the 

 Diftanceof an Inch from each other. Then apply 

 a good Plaiflcr, and over that, two Sheets of 

 Paper ; after which, hang up your Horfe for a 

 Month ; and when the Scabs are fallen, drefs the 

 Sores with the Duke's Ointment , and proceed as 

 before. 



CHAP. XXXIV. 



Of the Swelling of the Cods or Stones \ md of 

 bruised or hard Stones. 



THE Swelling of the Cods or Stones, may pro- 

 ceed from a ferous Humour that defcends 

 along the Produ&ion of the Peritoneum •, or from a 

 Defluxion, occafion'd by the Stroke of another 

 Horfe \ or from a Rupture or Downfal of the Guts^ 

 occafion'd by a Strain. 



If it be only a flight Inflammation^ 

 of the Mm- riding the Horfe int0 the cold W ater, 

 rnauonoitbe willr - peUti But if the Inflammation 

 be violent, you mull apply the fol- 

 lowing Pultis: lake yellow Wax, frejh Butter, 

 and Oil Olive, of each half a Pound •, ftrong Vinegar, 

 half a Pint ; boil them together till the Vinegar be 



almost 



