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stomach. It will cause him to vent or vomit at 

 his mouth or nose, and to cough, sneeze and 

 send forth a great quantity of iihh and sHmy 

 matter ; and in a short time he becomes very 

 clean in his body ; for this will both refine his 

 blood and exhaust all the watery humours in 

 such a manner, as by tempemte usage, and do- 

 ing as here prescribed, you mSy keep him a long 

 time sound. You may give it to a horse newly 

 taken from grass, or to any horse that has taken 

 a cold. Some have given white wine and honey 

 afterwards to nourish the blood. 



To keep flies from iormenling a horse^ 



Take the leaves of gourds, pumpkins or cu- 

 e-umbers, stamp or pound them, and strain them, 

 and with the juice thereof wash your horse all 

 spver, and the flies will not come near him. This 

 has been often proved. 



Another. — Take mallows, stamp or pound 

 them, and strain them, and with the juice thepe- 

 af wash your horse, and it will keen away the 

 flies. This is an approved good thing. 



Another. — Take verdigrise, ground very.flne, 

 boil it in vinegar, and wash him therewith, bci;:g 

 careful that none gets into his eyes or ears. This 

 is the best and will last the longest. 



For a disease in horses called (he Flying Worniy 

 Tetter^ or Ring fVnr-m* 



This is a humour app%:aring unc1(^ the hair. 

 Cure— Take of precipitate 2 dictc -id put 



it into a smaU viol with spring o^^^o-d mnnin^ 

 water, much more ihun \\ ..- cover tl r^ 



ktepi.ig it close stoppe^d ; and wit:.,, 

 wash llie plicx on^ ^--^^^ry day, and ^t t^^^' 



