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then take a skillet, fix a cover to it tight j bore 

 an inch hole through the cover- — turn a tin tunnel 

 bottom upwards over it— -put live coals into the 

 skillet— plade one ball ihereon-^hold the horse's 

 nose over the tunnel snout one hour, and in 

 this manner fumigate his head three times a day, 

 and follow it three weeks, or longer if the ap* 

 pearance is favourable — and in some cases a cure 

 has been wrought sooner* 



A Bone Spavin Comes by a bruise* 

 To cure it— take one ounce saltpetre, dissolve 

 it in one quart of good f um^ cork it up tightj 

 and then rub it on ; bathe it in every night and 

 morning, if necessary— 'when first put on it cau- 

 ses more lameness* It is thought proper not to 

 use the beast much. 



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Mb. ALLEN'S RIJCEIPTS, OF NEW-YOR?«^» 



Cure for HotseSffor the Pool-evil and ThistalorVi 

 Take the oil of vitriol, and drop a small quan- 

 tity on the part affected, so repeat it till the pipes 

 become clear ; then carefully pull the pipe from 

 the wound, wash it with cold water, and then 

 oint it till it becomes sound. 



Cute for the Heaves * 

 Take one pound of ginger, and half a pound 

 of sulphur ; mix them together, and give tw© 

 ounces at a time for a dose in some kind of prov- 

 ender^ once in two days* 



Ito cure the Spavin* 

 Bathe it with the oil of origanum, with a smaH 



