164 HOW TO EDUCATE HORSES. 



bran mashes, would vary from five to seven drachms, 

 the latter sufficient for any horse. You can dissolve 

 in warm water and give as a drench, or make into a 

 ball with linseed oil and lay upon the roots of the 

 tongue, letting go the 'tongue at the same time. The ' 

 next best purgative is the croton nut; the fatina or 

 meal of the nut is used. It should be made into a ball 

 with linseed oil. Give from a scruple to half a 

 drachm, according to the state of the subject. It acts 

 more speedily than aloes, but causes more debility. 

 Linseed oil is uncertain, but safe in doses from a pound 

 to a pound and a half. It leaves the horse in very 

 good condition. 



COUGH. 



Use elecampane roots, horehound and smartweed 

 with six red pepper pods to two ounces of ginger root; 

 boil till all the strength is extracted, then strain 

 through flannel; add two quarts of molasses to every 

 gallon of extract, and boil all together for half an 

 hour. Give one gill twice a day. Use an ox horn, or 

 a crooked tin horn. Raise the head, and draw the 

 tongue out on the left side; put the small end of the 

 horn on the root of the tongue, and empty the con- 

 tents; then let go the tongue. Swab the throat every 

 night with this mixture, using a whalebone with linen 

 wrapped on the end. This is a sure cure for coughs. 



STOCKED OR SWOLLEN LEGS. 



This is caused by sudden heats and colds. 



Cure. — Bathe the legs from the hoof to the knee 

 in as hot water as he will bear, and then bandage 

 them. The hot water opens the pores and thins the 

 blood, that has become thick and will not circulate 

 well. Make a strong tea of sassafras roots, and give as 

 a drink. If not easily procured, give as a purge one 



