C8 THE FARMER'S 



their action is confined to a part only, setons are 

 more convenient. Any person may apply a row- 

 el by making an incision in the loose skin about an 

 inch, separating with the finger its adherencea 

 around, and then inserting in the opening a piece 

 of round leather with a hole in the middle smeared 

 with a blistering ointment. Then plug the open- 

 ing with tow, and in three days, when the suppera- 

 tion has begun, remove it. The rowel leather is 

 afterwards to be daily moved and cleaned. 



Recipes. 



Astringent mixtures for Di- riol, alum, of each half a drachm. 

 arrhaa, lax or scouring. Tar, diree ounces, mix. 



1. Powdered ipecacuaiilia, one Astringent washes for cracks 

 drachm. Do. opium, half a in the heels, wounds, fyc. 

 drachm. Prepared chalk, two 1. Sugar of lead, two drachms, 

 ounces. Boiled starch, one pint. White vitriol, one drachm. 



2. Suet, foiu- ouMces, boiled in Strong infusion of oak, or elm 

 milck, eight ounces. Boiled bark, one pint, mix. 



starch,' six ounces. Powdered 2. Green Vitriol, one di-achm. 

 alum, one drachm. Infusion of galls, half a pint. 



The following has been veiy Mix and wash tlie parts tliree 

 strongly recommended in some times a day. 

 cases, for tlie lax of horses and Clyster for gnpes. 



cattle. Marsh two modeiate sized on- 



3. Glauber's salts, 2 ounces, ions, pour over them oil of tur- 

 Epsom do. one ounce. Green vit- pentine, two ounces. Capsicum, 

 riol half a pint. or pepper, half an ounce. Thin 



Whfen the lax or scom-ing at all gruel, four quarts, 

 approaches to dysentery or mol- Cronic cough balls. 



ton grease, the following drink Calomel, one scruple. Gum 

 should be first given. ammoniacum, horse radish, of 



4. Castor oil, 4 ounces. Glau- each two di^achms. Balsam of 

 bar's salts, (dissolved) tv/o oun- Tolu, scjuills, each one diachm. 

 ces. Powdered rhubarb, half a Beat all together, and make into 

 drarhm. Powdered opium, low a ball with honey, and give every 

 grains. Gruel, 'one pint. morning fasting. 

 Astringent Pasts, for Thrush, Diuretic balls.^ 



Foot-rot, Foul in the foot. Resin, yellow, one pound. Ni- 



4'C. tre, half a pound. Yellow soap. 



Prepared calamine, verdigris, quarter of a pound. Melt the 



of each half an ounce. White vit- resin, soap, and turpentine over 



