Take of rosin 4 oz., lard 8 oz., honey 2 oz., mix and melt slowly,
gently bring it to a boil, and as it begins to boil slowly, add a
little less than a pint of spirits of turpentine, stirring all the
time it is being added, then remove from the stove, and stir till
cool. This is an extraordinary ointment for bruses in flesh or hoof,
broken knees, galled backs, bites, cracked heels, &c. or when a
horse is gelded, to heal and keep away flies.


335. NERVE AND BONE LINIMENT

Take of beef's gall 1 quart, alcohol 1 pint, volatile liniment
1 lb., spirits of turpentine 1 lb., oil of origanum 4 oz., aqua
ammonia 4 oz., tincture of cayenne 1/2 pint, oil of amber 3 oz.,
tincture of spanish fly 6 oz., mix and shake well. Uses too well
known to need description.


336. TO CURE FOUNDERS IN 24 HOURS

Boil or steam oat straw for half an hour, then wrap it round the
horses legs while quite hot, cover up with wet woollen rags to keep
in the steam: in six hours renew the application. Take 1 gallon of
blood from the neck vein, and give a quart of linseed oil. He may
be worked next day.


337. TO CURE COLIC IN TEN MINUTES

Bleed freely at the horse's mouth, and take 1 oz. of oil of juniper,