1 70 The Farr ierV M'^c; Guide. Ch. XLVIII. 



Swelling and Inflammation about the Roots, every other 

 Day only ; and when the Skin becomes fo well fortified, 

 and the Excrefcences fo much difengag'd from it, that they 

 begin to fall off in the Dreflrng, or that you can bring them 

 off with your Nails without hurting him, you may then 

 leave off the Ul'e of Medicines, and put a Period to the 

 Cure, by giving your Horfe due Exercife. 



But if the Obllrudions be of long (landing, and that 

 there is a very ill Difpofition in all thofe Parts where the 

 Diftemper is ieated, and that the Sores and Ulcers begin 

 to have a bad Tendency, then Recourfe mull be had to thofe 

 Medicines which are endu'd with the Qualities we have 

 above-mentioned ; and firll of all we fhali begin with fuch 

 as are the moll fimple and eafy to be had. 



And here it will be proper to obferve, that Antimony 

 given to a Horfe among his Corn, will fometimes cure the 

 Farcin ; and I have known feveral Inftances of it, tho' I 

 have known it alfo prove feveral times unfuccefsful ; but 

 that may not be the Fault of the Medicines, but the Keeper, 

 ■who ought, while the Horfe is under a Courfe of Antimony, 

 to give him daily, but moderate Exercife, and likewife mo- 

 derate Feeding. 



Therefore when you give your Horfe Antimony for the 

 Farcin, let the Dofe be two Ounces, which may be mingled 

 with his Oats ; and about an Hour thereafter let him be 

 walked abroad for the Space of an Hour more, or an Hour 

 and a half; let him be very well rubb'd when he is brought 

 into the Stable; but the Comb mull be fparingly ufcd to 

 a Horfe that has the Farcin upon him, becaufe of rankling 

 the Sores ; after his Dreffing, cloathe him moderately warm. 



If the Antimony opens his Belly, it will then lofe much 

 of its Virtue, and the Horfe will become weak ; in that 

 Cafe you may give it in Balls made of /^ie;//V^-TreacIe, or 

 i.(/«i(5«-Treacle, with a fmall Qiiantity of Flour, to bring 

 the Mixture into a fit Confillency ; continue to give it in 

 this Manner till the Loofenefs abates. 



If it be holly Weather, his Water Ihould be fometimes 

 warm'd and ftrew'd with Oatmeal; or at leall, it ought to 

 be fct Ibme time before the Fire, becaufe exceffive cold Wa- 

 ter M'ill be apt to chill the Body of a Horfe, which is kept 

 in a more than ordmary Heat during the Operation of the 

 Antimony. But Antimony may be given more properly 

 ;n the following Manner : 



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