Chap. XLVIII. Of the Farcin. 169 



But thart we may proceed methodically. The Cure of 

 if a Horfe be plethorick and full-body'd, fuch the Farcin. 

 a Habit may doubtlefs be an Incumberance 

 to Nature, in which Cafe there will be Pain and Inflam- 

 mation in the Knots and Tumour?, and yet the Matter may 

 not be rightly difpofed to come to a laudable Digeftion ; 

 when f.hefe Symptoms are obfervable, the Cure may be be- 

 gun by taking a Imall Qiianiity of Blood from the Neck, 

 but that ought not to be repealed, unlcfs fome urgent Cir- 

 cumftance ihould require it. 



After Bleeding, moderate Purging may be once or twice 

 complied with, ei'pecially when one or other of the follow- 

 ing Prelcriptions, which we have in a more particular Man- 

 ner fuited to the Nature of the I'arcin. 



" Take Aloes in Powder, and Myrrh, of each an Ounce, 

 '' Diaphoretick Antimony half an Ounce, Jajualca Pep- 

 *' per two Drams. Make them into Balls with a lufiicient 

 *' Quantity of Flour and Honey. 



This is fo mild, that it may be given almofl to any 

 Horfe ; the following is fomewhat ftronger. 



" Take Aloes two Ounces, Salt of Tartar two Drams, 

 " Gum Guaiacum, and i^^thiops Mineral, of each half an 

 " Ounce J make them into Balls as the former. 



No purging Medicine can be better fuited to the Nature 

 of the Farcin : But if it fhould be required ftronger, as it 

 may be to fome very robuft Horfes, then the following 

 may be given. 



*' Take the Pulvis Cornachim^ otberwife called the 

 *' Countefs of Wanuick's, Powder, an Ounce and a half, 

 *' or two Ounces, iEthiops Mineral one Ounce : Make 

 " tliem.up as the former into one or two Balls. 



Either of thefe may be given, according to the Strength 

 and Ability of the Horfe, obierving always that he drink 

 nothing but White-water warm'd, until the Phylick is quite 

 gone out of his Body j which, if he be purg'd three times, 

 will be about a Week or ten Days after the firft Dofe. 



If upon this you obferve the Knots and little Tumours 

 ripen well, you need only give the Horfe half an Ounce of 

 Venice Treacle, or Mithridate, or an Ounce of London 

 Treacle, twice a Day, in a Pint of Ale or White-wine ; 

 and this may be repeated every Day until the Matter is 

 all difcharg'd ; or if they terminate in dry horny Excre- 

 fcences, like Warts, which fometimes happens, it may be 

 repealed after the worft Symptoms are over, viz. the 



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