498 XIII. OILY COMPOUNDS— 



oz., cantharides 2 oz. ; mix very carefully. — 8. Hogs' lard 4 oz., 

 oil of turp. and Spanish flies powd., of each 1 oz., mix. — 9. Hogs' 

 lard 6 oz., oil of rosemary 4 dr., oil of origanum 2 dr., corrosive 

 sublimate 1 dr., (dissolved in spirit of salt 2 dr.,) Spanish flies 

 powd. 6 dr. ; mix. — 10. Hogs' lard 6 oz., Venice turp. 4 oz., 

 bees' wax 2 oz., yellow resin 1 oz. : melt together, and when cool- 

 ing add oil of origanum half an oz., cantharides 3 oz. : if it grow 

 too hard in winter, soften with oil of turpentine on a slab. 



Mild dressing for canker in horses. Tar 8 oz., oil of 

 vitriol 1 oz. ; mix. — 2. Tar 8 oz., verdigris 1 oz. ; mix. — 3. Honey 

 3 oz., dist. verdigris 1 oz., alum and bole of each half an oz., 

 vinegar 4 oz. ; mix in a gentle heat. 



Digestive ointment. Hogs' lard and strained turpentine 

 of each 4 oz., verdigris or blue vitriol 1 oz. ; mix. — 2. Yellow 

 basilicon 4 oz., oil of turp. and red precipitate finely powdered, gf 

 each 1 oz. ; mix. — 3. Ointment of nitrated quicksilver 4 oz., oil 

 of turp. 1 oz. ; mix. — 4. Hogs' lard and common turp. of each 

 lib. ; melt and add verdigris 2 oz. : stir till cold. 



Ointment for fistulas in horses. Ointment of nitrated 

 quicksilver 4 oz., oil of turpentine 1 oz. ; mix. — 2. Yellow basi- 

 licon 4 oz., oil of turpentine 1 oz., verdigris half an oz. : mix. — 

 3. Oil of vitriol 1 oz., add cautiously oil of turpentine 2 oz. ; 

 when mixed, add turpentine and hogs' lard of each 3 oz. 



Ointment for grease. Hogs' lard 4 oz., white lead 1 oz. ; 

 mix. — 2. Hogs' lard 4 oz., palm oil 2 oz., olive oil 1 oz. ; melt 

 together, and when cold add extract of lead It oz. 



Ointment TO grow hair, on broken knees. Wax ointment 

 2 oz., camphire 2 drachms, oil of rosemary 1 dr. ; colour with 

 ivory black or common bole. 



Hoof ointment. Tar, tallow, of each lib. ; melt together, 

 for cracked heels. — 2. Pitch, tar, hogs' lard, of each lib. ; melt 

 together. 



Heel ointment. Axungiae 31b., mellis 2lb., tereb. comm. 

 lib., vitriol. caeruL, serug. aeris, alum, comm., ana 8 oz., train oil 

 8oz. ; used by farries and grooms. 



Ointment for low, or Joot rot, in cows. Hogs' lard, com- 

 mon turp., of each 4 oz. ; melt, and add blue vitriol 1 oz. 



Ointment for mallenders and sallenders. Wax oint- 

 ment 2 oz., olive oil 1 oz., camphire and oil of rosemary, of each 

 1 dr., extract of lead 2 dr. ; mix. — 2. Ointment of nitrated quick 

 silver and olive oil, of each 1 oz. ; mix. — 3. Hogs' lard 1 oz., 

 red precipitate 2 drachms ; mix. 



Ointment for the mange, in horses. Hoods' lard 6 oz.. 



