Ch. XXVIII. Of the Glanders^ &c. 105 



" Take Jalap and Aloes in fine Powder of each ten 

 " Drams, Salt of Tartar half a Dram ; make them into 

 *' two Balls with a lufficient Quantity of Wheat-flour and 

 " Butter. To be given as the former. 



After the Operation of the Phyfick, let him have a 

 DecoiStion of the Red-rofe Leaves, with an Ounce and 

 an half or two Ounces of Dlajcordmm diflblved in it, 

 which will greatly contribute to abate the Running at 

 the Nofe ; and while it is only in this firll Stage, a little of 

 the fame Decoftion without the Diafcordium^ but fweet- 

 ened with Honey, will be fufficient to inje6t into the 

 Nofe. 



And becaufe all thofe Things that are proper to promote 

 a Breathing thro' the Pores will alfo conduce to the fame 

 End, therefore one Pound of Guaiacum, half a Pound of 

 Safiafras, with Four Ounces of Liquorice, may be boiled 

 in Water for his ordinary Drink. 



But if you cannot bring him to drink his Decoiflionj the 

 Woods may be given in the Way Solleyfell ufes them for 

 the Farcin ; which is thus : 



" Infufe ten Ounces of Guaiacum Wood, or for Want 

 *' of that, that of Box- wood, in nine Pints of Water ; and 

 *' after they have ftood twelve Hours in Infufion in hot 

 ** Afhes, boil them with a gentle Heat in a cover'd Vefl'el, 

 *' to the Confumption of a third Part of the Water, then 

 " ftrain out the Liquor, and give your Horfe a Quart a 

 *' a Day for eight Days together, keeping him Bridled three 

 " Hours before, and three Hours after every Dofe. 



But there is no need to keep a Horfe fo long bridled after 

 this Decodion, but he may be fed within an Hoar, or an 

 Hour and a half ; and before his Corn he may drink W^ater 

 wherein Liquorice has been boiled, or Honey diiiblved. 



If the Running does not abate, or if you obferve the 

 Kernels under his Jaws to be very hard and iwell'd, you 

 may apply the following Cataplafm. 



" Take half a Pound of Linfeed, Four Ounces of the 

 *' Seeds of Fenugreek, reduce them to fine Powder, and 

 *' boil them over a clear Fire in a quart of Vinegar, to the 

 ''' Confiftence of a Poultife, keeping conflantly llirring, 

 *' and when it begins to thicken, add half a Pound of Oint- 

 *' ment of Marfh-mallows, and apply it hot to the Ker- 

 " nels, covering the Part with a Lamb's Skin. 



This muft be done for feveral Days, and if the Horfe be 

 Tiot far gone in the Diftemper, it will either diflblve the 



Kernels 



