Chap. XV. Of the Stavers or Staggers. $9 



three times ; after which the following purging Drench 

 may be given. 



** Boil one bitter Apple in a quart of Beer, and after it 

 ** has been ftrained out, and is become almoft told, add 

 *' to it an Ounce and a half of Powder of Jalop, and two 

 " Drams of Diagridhm" Thefe may be repeated two 

 or three Times, if the Horfe has Strength to bear it. 



He ought alfo to be exercis'd and rubb'd very well ; 

 and while he is under fuch Courfes of Phyfick, his Water 

 fliould be warm, nnd fprinkled with Oatmeal. 



But that Kind of Staggers which is oc- ^^^ Cure of a 

 calion'd from a Vertigo^ requires a milder Vertko. 

 Method ; and therefore a Clyll:er made of 

 an Ounce of «S>«rt boil'd in five Pints of Water, with four 

 Ounces of common Treacle, with the ufual quantity of 

 Oil, or Lard, may be injeded : And this may be alfo 

 repeated for two or three Days ; after which he may have 

 a Drench of Beer given him, wherein Roots of Piony, 

 Angelica, Rue, Rofemary, Flowers of Lavender, and the 

 like, have been fteeped, according to the following Pre- 

 fcription. 



" Take of the Roots of Male-piony one Pound, Roots 

 *' of Angelica half a Pound, Galingal bruifed four Oun- 

 " ces. Flowers of Lavender, Tops of Rofemary and Rue, 

 " of each two Handfuls ; let them be infufed in eiglit: 

 *' Gallons of new Wort, and when it has fufficiently 

 *' work'd, give your Horfe two Qiiarts every Day, keep- 

 *' ing him bridled an Hour before and after. 



But if this Diforder happens to continue obftinate, 

 and there are frequent Threatnings of a Relapfe, fuch 

 Things muft be ufed as will efFedually eradicate the Caufe, 

 for which Purpofe we recommend the following Balls, 

 viz. 



" Take of Cinnabar, and the clcareil AJfa Fcetida, of 

 " each half a Pound, Bay-berries four Ounces, Caftor two 

 " Ounces." But if the Horfe be of fmall Value, and 

 not worth the Expence of the Cailor, it may be left out, 

 though the Medicine will not perhaps be of fuch imme- 

 diate Efficacy, *' Thefe muft be pounded in a Mortar 

 *' until they are reduced into Powder ; after which they 

 " are to be made up into a Mafs, or ftifF Pafte, adding 

 *' by degrees as much Oil of Amber as is fuHicient for 

 ** that Purpofe ; make them into Balls, weighing an 

 *^ Ounce and a half each_j wlierepf one is to be given every 



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