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(Lappi) dried and powdered, and boiling water to scald 

 the mass. 



Mash No. 3. — An excellent mash in cases of catarrh 

 and sore throat, and as an emollient, in any intestinal 

 affection, is made by adding bran to an infusion of lin- 

 seed. And you may add to any of the above ginger, 

 burdock or cayenne, for colds, or any thing else to suit 

 the disease you are contending with. 



Mhenve or Sticking Plaster. — Take five parts of 

 common pitch (or diachylon salve), and one part of Bur- 

 gundy pitch, melt them together and stir until well mixed, 

 and the plaster is made. Or you may take two parts 

 (half pound) of common plaster, and one part (one- 

 fourth of a pound) of Burgundy pitch; melt as before. 

 Used sometimes in room of the surgeon's needle to ad- 

 vantage by shaving off the hair; in dressing fresh 

 wounds, apply them in narrow strips, and so as to bring 

 the margins of the wound together. 



5 



BALLS AND DRINKS. 



Mode oj" giving a Ball. — Back the horse into his stall, 

 and being yourself elevaled on a box or stool, gently 

 draw the tongue out of the mouth, so as to pre\'ent its 

 rising to hinder the passage of the hand. The tongue 

 should not only be laid hold of, but should be firmly held 

 by the left hand against the jaw. The ball, being 

 'previously oilrd, should be taken in the right hand, and 

 squeezed into as narrow a compass as practicable, and 

 passed up close to the roof of the mouth, and the ball 

 placed on the roots of the tongue, when both hands 



