294 avery's own farrier. 



No. 39. — To CURE Canker in the Mouth. 



Take the scrapings of the blackberry briar root, a few 

 sumach berries, a little saffron, a little sage, and some 

 goldthread or yellow root, put with these a little alum, 

 some vinegar and honey; simmer the whole on a very 

 slow fire, after adding a little water. Wet the mouth 

 often with this; it seldom if ever fails to cure the worst 

 canker in the mouth, and is an excellent wash for the 

 horse's sore moulh in cases of Black Tongue, &c. 



No. 40. — A Plaster to ease the pain of Felons. 



Obtain the pitch from a pitch-pine knot, cut from the 

 side of an old log that lies next the ground, by boiling 

 it. Then boil four ounces of strong tobacco; after the 

 strength is out, strain, and boil the liquor until it is thick; 

 then add the pitch, and simmer over a moderate fire, 

 stirring it all the while until it forms a salve; make a 

 plaster of this, and wherever the sore is, lay it on above 

 the next joint. This will ease the pain in a very short 

 time. Dress the sore in the mean time with any other 

 kind of healing salve. This also is a good application, 

 and a useful plaster for horse flesh, in inflammation of 

 any local wound, placed on or above the wound. 



No. 41. — A GOOD Salve for Bruises, &c. 



Take one pound of spikenard root, one pound of to- 

 bacco, and half a pound of comfrey root; boil these in six 

 quarts of chamber lye, till almost dry, then press out the 

 juice, and add to it pitch or beeswax enough when sim- 

 mered together to make it the consistency of a salve; 

 apply this to the parts affected. 



