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coaches and are high fed \vith corn, will have 

 fwelled heels ; but that moftly is a different 

 diforder from what is called a greafy heel, and 

 generally proceeds from the alternate extremes 

 of heat and cold, which engender humours and 

 corrupt the mafs of the blood. However, in 

 either of thefe cafes, the firll ftep neceffary is 

 to procure a free difcharge of the eroding mat- 

 ter •, for, if it is fuffered to flagnate till it be- 

 comes acrid, and is abforbed into the blood, 

 the cure becomes extremely difficult, if notim- 

 poffible. A very fmall portion fo abforbed 

 will raife a putrid fever in the horfe, as furely 

 as yeaft would caufe a fermentation in a tub of 

 wort. 



If this diforder is recent, the cure is eafy^ 

 for, fuppofing the heels only cracked and but 

 little fwelled, it is fufficient to wafh them with 

 foft foap and warm water, and give him gentle 

 exercife, and plenty of corn and malt mafhes ; 

 and if any fungous or proud flcQi is formed, 

 you may apply a little verdigrife mixed with 

 honey ; or, what will anfwer the purpofe with 

 much lefs trouble to yourfelf, get fome blue 

 vitriol, pound it fine, and put it on the part. 



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