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the root — it is rcdish) about his bits, tieing it 

 tight at each end of the bits — riding him with 

 the bits thus fixed. Let the horse stand in the 

 barn with the bits in, as much as you can. The 

 young man used the bark only, and in a few days 

 his horse got well. 



For the Gripes, 



A man amongst us had a horse of some age, 

 that was taken rolling, tumbling and striving, as 

 though he would die, till at length he laid siill. 

 His master mixed half a pint of rum with half a 

 pint of molasses, and stirred in half a pint of 

 milk, put it into a junk bottle, and went to the 

 horse, raised up his head, put the snout of the 

 bottle into his mouth, and turned it down with- 

 out resistance. In less than an hour the horse 

 was well. This medicine is .srood for the botSr 



To stop a horse from hUedhig in the nose, or else' 



where. 



Take the tender tops of hyssop and jam them 

 up, put themjnto his nose, or lay and, bind them 

 on the wound, and the blood will be stopped. 



To cure the Barbs in horses. 



There is a disease in horses called the barbs. 

 It groweth under the tongue, for every horse 

 hath them. Nevertheless, there is no harm in 

 them tilfejthey become inflamed with humour and 

 bad blipt^^hen they will swell and trouble the 

 horse so tlS||L-^ifcannot eat without much sor- 

 row. Cure---*BttB^hold of his tongue and pull 

 it out, and underneath, on either side by the jaws^ 

 you will see two teats or little breasts ; clip or 

 cut them away, and wash the place with salt and 



