HOR rvrrv skilful person is able to adopt, w Til inswer almost < purpose, III. Pooxticea are of such uti- lity, ;u u> deserve a place in this collection, We shall, thereforej subjoin two preparations which may be safely applied in cases of accide tal wou 1. Digestive Poultice : Take such a quantity ot" oat-meal or coarse wheaten flour, and grounds, as m.u be required on the occasion : with these are to be mixed common turpentine and hog's-lard, one ounce of each, pre- viously melted together, and the whole boded to the consistence of a poultice. 2. Emollient Poultice : Take half a pound of oat-meal, or coarse wheaten flour, and a similar quan- tity of pulverized linseed. These are to be boiled in milk or water, to the consistence of a cataplasm, when one ounce of sal-ammoniac in powder should be added. — The emollient poultice may be applied to wounds attended with great heat, inflammation, or swelling : by the addition of fresh butter, lard, or oil, it may be rendered more relaxing, so that it will speedi- ly remove the tendon of the skin, while it attenuates the viscid and obstructed juices. IV. Powders. The chief powder employed in farriery is that of Diu-pente; which consists of equal quantities of gentian, bar- berries, myrrhj the shavings of ivory, and round birthwort (Aris- tolochia rotunda, L) — These are to be carefui.y pulverized, sift d, and weighed, so that the exact pro- portions be mixed ; after which they are to be kept perfectly se- cluded from the air. This powder generally ibmis an. ingredient in HOR [49* other medicines, a'id is of consi- derable efficacy in the Fak r ( which -see) ; it is likewise mixed u ith mus< adine win r a e, as a kind of diet-drink to horses afll-r-ted with col Is, coughs, inflammations in the blood or liver, and various other affec- tions ; as il i aids to purify the hu- mour-;, and to clear the bowels of irtfe t.ous or corrupt matter. The l:i ' -lass of medicines that deserve attention, arc :
. Diet Drinks, which are
generally used in cases of surfeits, or similar disordt rs ; lor this pur- pose, the following recipes may be useful : 1. Lime-water, prepared with shavings of sassafras and liquorice, is well calculated to purify the blood, and may occasionally be ., ve , together with balls consist- ing of pulverized salt-petre, mixed with hooey; so that two or three ounces of nitre be taken in the course of twenty-four hours. 2. Tar-water may in many cases, and especially when the ap- petite is impaired, be administered with advantage ; but let it be re- membered, that all medicines of this nature ought to be continued for a considerable time, in obstinate maladies ; for, otherwise, there will be no chance of success. La-tiv, as many diseases of the horse arise from obstructed perspi- ration, in consequence ot his being suffered to stand in the stable, and become cool after fatiguing labour, we can from experience recom- mend a mesh, consisting of two or three gallons of lukewarm water, in which ha fa pound of honey is dissolved, with the addition of a few handfuls of barley meal, or malt dust : such a draught ought to be allowed morning and even- ing.
