il%The Farrier'j- Ncij Guide. Ch. XXXVII. 



*' Take Treacle-water one Pint, Venice Treacle, or 

 " Mithridate, two Ounces. Let the Mixture be ftirr'd 

 " well about, and given through a Horn." Or this : 



*' Take one handful of Water Germander, Red-rofe 

 ** Leaves and Rue, of each half a handful, Virginia 

 " Snake- weed and Scorzonera, of each two Ounces. Boil 

 " them in a Q;_iart of Water half an Hour ; and to the 

 *' ftrained Decoc1:ion add two Ounces, or two Ounces and 

 •* and a half of Diafcordium. Or : 



'" Take of Diafcordium three Ounces, dilToive it in a 

 " Decoc.ion of Red- role Leaves, and give it through a 

 ^' Horn ; two Ounces of Venice Treacle, or iVIithridate, 

 *' or three Ounces of London Treacle, may be given in the 

 *' fame Manner, taking care at the fame tmie to keep the 

 ♦' Horfe well cloath'd, and to have him often comb'd and 

 *' rubb'd, to open the Pores, the better to promote Sweat 

 *' and infenfible Tranfpiration. 



The following Drench may alfo be given with good Suc- 

 cefs, to aftringe and dry up the Stomach and Bowels, k^c. 



" Take Rofe-water and Plantain water, or a Decodtion 

 ** of Red-rofe Leaves and Plantain one Quart, Treacle- 

 *' water half a Pint, Armenian Bole and Sealed Earth, 

 ** or Lemnian Earth, of each half an Ounce. Dillblve 

 *' m the iVI xture two Ounces of Diafcordium, and of 

 *' Roch AUum lix Drams. 



This muft be repeated two or three Days fuccelTively, and 

 unlels fhe Scouring be very violent, it will certainly put a 

 Stop to it. 



Bur the Farrier is to obferve, that if a Horfe has a Fever 

 upon him, which does not diminilli, but increafes with the 

 Loofenefs, thofe Things which ^^ more immediately upon 

 the Bowels are then to be made ufe of, therefore the Clyfter 

 prefcribed in the p'eceeding Chapter to remove violent Pains 

 in the Guts, may be injedted ; or the following, which will 

 yet be more efficacious in this Cafe. 



*' Take oiGiiaiacum half a Pound, Sajfnfras Four Ounces, 

 *' boil them in Four Qt^iartsof5/«/V/ji Water, wherein they 

 " quench their hot Irons, until one half of the Water be 

 *' confum'd ; then add to the Decodion Red-rofe Leaves, 

 *' the Tops or Leaves of Briars, and the Leaves of Bramble, 

 *' of each a handful; or inftead of thefe, two handfuls of 

 *' Plaintain, and when it has boil'd a Quarter of an Hour 

 *' longer, take it from the Fire, and in the itrain'd Deception 

 '* dillolve four Ounces of Diafcordium without Honey, and 

 " ofOnium h:ili"a Dram." Orlhis: '* Take 



