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camphor and paregoric, a spoonfull of each in warm 

 water, sweetened, which will either cure your horse, or 

 ease him until you have time to send for advice. 



QARROTSk 



The orange carrot is cultivated in gardens, and is well 

 known to every one. The root of which scraped and 

 wilted with hot vinegar, is good made into a poultice, 

 with or without Indian meal, to subdue inflammation and 

 swelling; and when mixed with pulverised charcoal, is 

 good to prevent mortification. 



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CORKS. 



A very good paint to keep out dirt and cold from 

 corks, is made by melting equal parts of mutton tallow, 

 and India rubber together, and then paint or fill the 

 wound with it; for the want of the rubber use tar, and 

 when you wish it to heal, add a little rosin and honey. 



