314 avery's own farrier. 



pint of water. Good nursing in all cases of disease, is 

 very essential. 



We often see horses grow up with their limbs dispro- 

 portionately large, or small, for their bodies; and it is 

 not unfrequently the case that this is caused, measurably, 

 by the quality of food he subsists on. I have often 

 seen this kind of horse much improved, by changing the 

 quality of food, which is sometimes brought about by 

 changing owners, &c. That is, when their limbs have 

 been too light and slender, they would gradually grow 

 larger and firmer. And when the limbs have appeared 

 too large, the body would grow, so as to be more pro- 

 portionate to the limbs; and all this brought about by 

 judicious feeding and exercise. The buckwheat, not- 

 withstanding its cooling and cleansing effects on the 

 system (for the purposes I have recommended it on ac- 

 count of its medicinal properties), also contains more 

 phosphate of lime (which increases the growth of bone), 

 as well as more fatty matter than many other kinds of 

 grain. 



No. 93.— Frogs' Oil. 



To relax the muscles, &c., take two or three quarts of 

 sweet cream, set it boiling in a kettle; then put in one 

 dozen of large live frogs, and let it boil until there is 

 nothing left of the frogs, except bones, then strain, and 

 try down to an oil. An excellent remedy for string 

 halt and sprung knees, apply as before directed ; some- 

 times a little cedar oil may be added advantageously, 

 for tetanus. 



