A N ADVERTISEMENT BY THE PUBLISHER. LEft the Reader fhou’d think it ftrange, why the Second Part of this Book docs not only carry a different Title from the Firft, but is alfo call’d the Fir ft Part, s well as that which is really the Firft 5 It is thought fit o give him in this place the Reafon of it 5 which, in fhort, s this. About a Year ago it happen’d that the Tranfiation of this xcellent Book was undertaken by two different Perfons, the >ne in Scotland, and the other in England, without either of ’em mowing, or fo much as in the leaft fufpecting, one another’s however when they came to underftand that both of cm had the fame Projedt on:Foot, they judg’d' it conveni- :nt not only to communicate their Defigns to one another, but Ifo to difeover what Progrefs each of ’em had made in it 3 ind it very luckily fo fell out, that they did not both begin heir Translations at one and the fame Part 3 but that th t Firft Dart, which was Englifhed in Scotland by Sir William Hope, and which is truly the Firit Part as the Book came at firft from Monfteur SolleyfeFs own Hands, as the Reader may fee nore at large in the Preface) happen’d to be that Part which was aft to be Tranflated by the Undertaker in England: whereupon :hey judg’d it molt convenient, both for thefpeedy publishing of fo ufefulaBook, and tofave thcmfelvesagreat deal of unne- ccffary Trouble and Charges, to join their Translations toge- ther, thereby to compleat more quickly this Impreilion, which has been fo much long’d for. # . * ' _, y H '■. 1 This is the true Reafon, not only of the two Parts having different Titles, but alfo of both of ’em being call’d the Firft. And as it cannot be deny’d, but that that Part tranflated in Scotland carries the trueft Title, fo likewife the Title of that Advertifemetit by the P LI B L I S H E R. done in England is made good by the Excellent Collection of Horfemanfhip, fubjoin’d by way of Supplement to the Firft Part, by Sir William Hope. So that, at prefent, by this Addition of his, any Gentleman may be made, by the ferious Perufal of this Book, not only a Skilful and Compleat Farrier, but alfo an Vnderfunding and Compleat Horjeman $ which I think makes both the Titles to correfpond abundantly well with the gene- ral Scope and Defign of the Book, and may fufficiently fa- tisfie any Judicious and Candid Reader, who certainly will, or at lead fhould value more theGoodnefs and Excellency of the At at ter, than the Omiffion of a little fliff and precife Re- gularity in the Form, cfpecially when committed by fo very unexpected an Accident, as that of the Translation being un- dertaken at one and the fame time by Perfons living in different Kingdoms. And for the Reader’s more eafie finding out the Chapters and Sections of this Second Part, w hich are quoted in the Firft, the Tranflator of the Firft Part defigning to reduce his Second, had he gone on with it, into Chapters and SeCtipns, which how- ever is not done in this Edition of the Second Part, the Un- dertaker in E?igla?id not falling upon that Method 3 here im- mediately follows the Table of Contents, which mentions the Chapters and Sections, and direCts to the Pages where they are to be found 5 befides the Alphabetical Table of the Difeafes and Remedies at the End, exactly after the fame Manner as they are quoted in the Firft Part 5 which makes this Second Part, although not fubdivided into Sections, to anfwer altogether as well to the Citations of the Firft, as if both of ’em had been done by the fame Hand. CONTENTS * O F T H E ' ’ \ v \ . SECOND PART. iry tr a it CHAP. 1 o F the Difeafes of Horfes, and their Remedies. page i CHAP. II. . - ’■ ' ‘ i .. • ; . Obfer nations concerning the Signs of Sicknefs in a Horfe. p. $ CHAP. HI. Of the Lampas. p, 6 CHAP. IV. Of the Barbs* ibid. ? C H A P. V. Of the Tick. ibid. .bVTi . . i , - ■■ - 1 a , vmwvxxs .1 CHAP. VI, Of Wolves Teeth. P* 7 CHAP. VII. \ K Of Hurts or Wounds in the Mouth. ibid. T; *VmvA ( , v'W' '■ ' ••• - >• ■ J CHAP. VUL A ’\y>: . .. •* , .« '/jz, Sed. i. Of Loathing of Food, or Want of Appetite. p. 8 Sed. 2. An Arman for a fick Horfe that loaths his Food. p. io Sed. 5. Chewing-Balls to reft ore loft Appetite. p. ir Sed. 4. Bills or Balls for the Stomach. p. 12 Sed. y. How to nourijh a Horfe that forfakes his Meat, during his Sicknefs. ibid. CHAP. IX. Sed. I. Of the Strangle. p. I f Sed. 2. A Remedy for the Strangle. _ p. 16 Sed. 3. The Suppurative Ointment, commonly called Bafilicum. ibid. Sed. 4. Of the Electuary of Kermes. p. 17 Sed. 5. How to promote the Evacuation of the Humour by the Nofe« p. 1 he Contents of the Second Part. CHAP. X. 3 H T Sed. i. Of the Falfe or Ba(tard-Strangles. page 20 Sed. 2. An Ointment la-ripen Kernels. t p. 22 C H A P. XL Sed. 1. 0/ the cold Rheum or Morfounding. p. 22 Sed. 2. Ftr a Cold accompany d with a violent Cough. * P* 25 Sed. 5. Draught for a Cold joined with a Palpitation or Beating in the Flank. p. 24 Sea. 4. L , - ibid. Sed. 5". The univerfal Eotdiat-Powder. . / I f \ Sed. 6. Of the Cor dial-Balls, or Treacle-Pills. p 2- Sed. 7. Cordial-Powders. p 2-, CHAP. XII. Sed, 1. Of the Glanders. p. 28 Sed. 2. How to exp el the Matter by the Nofe. \ . - ■ , n ,r Sea. 3. Hon, to rejlhe a Gland or Kernel. " ' £ \\ Sed. 4. Another Remedy for the Glanders. P Sed. 5". d Perfume to draw forth the offending Pltimour. p , Sed. 6* Another Remedy for the Glanders. Sed. 7. Another Remedy for the fame Diftemper. - p Sed. 8. 0/ the Emetic Wine. e . | CHAP. XIII. f,0 . ,; t t 'v ' '• Sed. 1. 0/~ the Difeafes of the Head, caufed by Cpoleric Humours. p - _ Sed. 2. Another Remedy for Difeafes in the Head. p g Sfed. ?. Remedy for the Difeafes of the Head, call’d the Fiery Evil. ., . p Sed. 4. A Clyfier far Dijeafes of the Head, or the Fiery Evil. Sed. y. A Bag to give the Horje an Appetite. Sed. 6. A Remedy to prevent Difeafes of the Head. Std. 7. A Charge for Dijeajes of the Head. p 46 Sed. 8. An excellent Remedy for the Difeafes in the Head, call’d the Spanifh Evil. Sed. 9. A purging Medicine, to be given to Horfes after, they are cured of the Difeafes of the Head. ' p Sed. 10. Of the true Preparation of Scammony. , p 42 CiH A P. MY* Sed.' 1. Of the Difeafes of the Eyes. Sed. 2. A Remedy for Rheums in the Eyes. Sed. 3. An Fye4Vatcr for Horfes. - 7 . x ] : vac Sed. 4. Another Eye-Water. ibid Sed. < 57 An Ointment to divert the Rheum from the Eycy. ibid* Sed. -6. A Charge to divert the Defuxionfrom the Eyes. . -- \ A - d ■ -Art ,v''- V > 5*T CHAP. XV. I ... ‘I ', t • t» 1 . ■ r r > r , --- ■ . ' ' -• v .. «..>d ,i . Sed. 1. Of Blows on the Eyes. Sed. 2. Of Lapis or the Wonderful Stone: , Sed. 3. To confume a white Film on the Eye. p C FI A P. XVI. .bid: \rxiijailflm W ; ' . -C •' Sed. I. Of Lunatick or Moon-Eyes. Sed. 2. Of the befi way of making Rue-Water, to cure Moon-Eyes, p Sed. 3. Of Oil of Lead, call’d Oleum Saturni. " ibid* Sed. 4. A Frontlet to divert the Dejluxion. P’5'1 1 41 Sed. The Contents ot the Second Part, Sed. 5*. Of Cleanfing the Eye below, or Cutting out the Haw. p. y i Sed. 6. How to cleanje the Eye above. p. f2 Sed. 7. Pills for Lunatick or Moon-Eyd Horfes. . ibid. Sed. 8. The Preparation of Aloes. p- f 3 Sed. 9. How to cauterize or burn the Parts above the Eyes. ibid. CHAP. XVII. Sed. 1. Of Haemorrhagy or Bleeding. p. Sed* 2. Clyfids. * ■ > 3V':'*'; ‘ 'r' P- 5? CHAP. XVIII; Of the Stags Evil, or Palfie in the Jaws: P- $6 C H A'P. XIX. Sed. 1. Of the Vives. P- 57 Sed. 2 Of Remedies for the Vives. P- S'8 Sed. 3. A Clyfier for the Vives. ■ < - P- 59 Sed. 4. Another. ibid, Sed. -j. Another Remedy for the Vives. ibid. >- C C ' \. V CHAP. XX. Of the Colic, Fret, or Gripes. ibido CHAP. XXI. Sed. I. Of the firfi hind of Colic. P- f? Sed. 2. Of Orvietan. r ibid. Sed. 3. Of EJfence of Vipers. p. 61 CHAP. XXII. Sed. 1, Of the fecond hand of Colic. * P’ Sed. 2. A Clyfier to expel wind. P* ft Sed. 3. A Clyfier for the Wind-Colic. ibid. Sed. 4. An excellent Clyfier to break and difpel Wind. • * ibid. Sed. 5". A Carminative and purging Oil for Clyfiers. ibid. CHAP. XXIII. Sed. 1. Of the third kind of Colic. ... p. $4 Sed. 2. Remedies. . . ibid. Sed. 3. An exellent Oil. P* CHAP. XXIV. Sed. I. Of the fourth kind of Colic. P* Sed. 2. A fpecifick Powder for all the four kinds of this Difiewper already dejcrib d. p. 67 Sed. 3. A purging Medicine to defiroy Worms. ibid. Sed. 4. A Powder for the Colic. P* Sed. 5. Another Remedy for the Colic. Sdd. 6. Another. CHAP. XXV. Sed. 5*. Of the fifth kind of Colic. P* Sed. 2. A Clyfier to provoke Urine. P- 69 Sect.' 3. A Remedy to provoke Urine. P* 7? Sect. 4. Another. 1 1 Sect. 5. For a Flux of Vrine. H A?P The Contents of the Second Tart. CHAP. XXVI. Seth i. Of et Horfe that fiales Blood. p y2 Seth 2. Tfwc/e-Diatefferon. ibid. Seth 3. Another Remedy for piffling of Blood. P* 73- CHAP. XXVII. A Remedy for the Stones that are drawn into the Body by the Violence of the Tain. P* 73 CHAP. XXVIII. Of the Sixth Kind of Colic> call'd by fome the Red Gripes. p# y C H A P. XXIX. Of the Stavers or Staggers. P* 7 y , ; . •. \ - CHAP. XXX. Seth i. Of a Shoulder-Wrench, Shoulder-Tight, and Shoulder-Splait. p. yf, Sett. 2. A Remedy for a Strain, Blow3 or any other Hurt in the Shoulder. p. yy Sett 3. Ointment of Montpelier. P- 78 Sett. 4. The Barons Ointment for Strains in the Shoulders or Hips. ibid. J *• If * % I ■y f fX CHAP. XXXL Seth. 1. Of a Shoulder-Splait. p. 80 Sett. 2. Of the Red Honey-Charge.- p. 8r Seth 3. Another le/s compounded Honey-Charge, commonly call'd a Remolacfe. p. 82 Sett. 4. Of the Ointment Oppodeldochjfar dry wither'd Shoulders, that are deprived of their ufual Nourijhmcnt; And for all Strains or Wrenches in the Shoulders or Hips. P* 83 C H A P.‘ XXXII. ,f.| , -T \ : . Of broken Legs br Bones. P* 8 5* hidi CHAP. XXXIII. Sett. 1. Of flijf, tyr'd, decay'd, or bruis'd Legs. pi 86 Sett. 2. Another Remedy. , ibid. Sett. 3. Another. ‘ ibid. Sett. 4. To comfort and firengthen the Sinews of the Legs. p. gy Sett. f. Another. ibid. CHAP/ XXXIV. Sett. 1. For Blows, fwell'd or Gourdy Legs, whether the Swelling be occaficnd by feme Accident or proceed from any other Caufe. P* 87 Sett. 2. A Remedy for a Blow, and to affwage a Swelling. ibid. Sett. 3* To cure afwelTd Leg. p. 88 Sett. 4. A Bath to rejoice a Swelling in the Thigh or Leg. ibid. Sett. f. A Remedy for a hard Swelling, proceeding from a Blow, or any other Caufe. ibid. Sett. 6. To prevent the Swelling of the Legs. P* 89 Sect. 7. A Honey* Charge or Remolade for a Blow, or to ajfwage a Swelling in the Legs. ibid. Sect. 8. Another Remedy for a Swelling in the Legs occafion’d by a Blow. ibid. Sett. 9. The Duke's Ointment for Swellings and Bruifes, accompany'd with Heat; and for In- flammations in any part of the Body. Sett. 10. For the Swelling of the Sheath and Stones, thd the Tumour fpread it [elf under the Belly about the Tbicknejs of two Fingers. ibid. The Contents of the Second Fart. Sect. 11. Of old Swellings in the Legs, occafiond by an ill-cur'd Sinew-[grain. p. 9 r Sed. 12. For hard Swellings that cannot be cur d by ordinary Remedies. ibid. A Continuation of the Receipts for fpoil'd Legs. CHAP. XXXV. Sed. I. Another Remedy for fiijf and tyr’d Legs, and to affwage the Pain and Swellings that remain after Foundering and other Difiempers. p. 92 Sed. 2. The fame Remedy more methodically prepar d. ibid. Sect. 3. A Bath for the Legs, Shoulders and Hips. ibid. Sect. 4. An excellent Oy l for fiijf' and tyred Legs. p. 93 Sect. 5". Another way to make the fame Oyl with lefs trouble. ibid. Sect. 6. A Balfamfor the Legs fpoil'd by travelling. P# 94 . CHAP. XXXVL Of Malenders or Selenders. p. 9 j CHAP. XXXVII, V, i . ■ . ■ - Sed. I. Of Splents. p. 9^ Sed. 2. A Remedy for the Splent. p. 9 6 Sed. 3. Another-Remedy. ibid. Sed. 4. Another Remedy for the Splent. ibid. Sed. f. To cure a Splent methodically. p. 97 Sed. 6. Another Remedy to take away a Splent. ibid. Sed. 7. Ointment of Beetles for Splents, Wind-Galls, and ( even the greatefi ) Farcy-Knots or Cords. p. 98 Sed. 8. Ointment of Worms for Splents, Wind-Galls, Water-Farcy, and other Swellings. p. 99 Sed. 9. To [often a hard Swelling. ibid. * • - ■’ " '• u v . v \ < \ mv*' v V' i j ■ t, *j •, * CHAP. XXXVIII. «b • * ■- v. 1 -> ■;> ■ t o\ 'i. . , 'V- O 1 elcbii.’. r[[- ' / ,z~y Sed. 1. Of Wind-Galls. . p. 100 Sed. 2. To repel or affwage a Wind-Gall, Wen, or any other feft Swelling. p. 101 Sed. 3. To take away a Wind'Gall. . ibid. Sed. 4. Of Retoires or Ruptures, call’d by the Italians Dead-fire. p. 102 Sed. y. A Retoire or Dead-fire. ibid. Sed. 6. Another Retoire. p. 10} CHAP. XXXIX. Sed. 1. Of Wrenches, or Luxations, and Difiocations of the Pafiern-Joint. p. 103 Sed. 2. Remedies for a Strain. ibid. Sed. 3. Remolade of Bohemia. • p. 104 CHAP. XL. ’ig . .. ) .; f ■ v Sed. 1. Of a Sinew-fprain, or Sinew-fprung. p. 10 6 Sed. 2. The Nerve-Ointment for Sinew-fprains, tyr’d and decay’d Legs, and all old Strains. ibid. Sect. 3 Another cheap Remedy. p. 107 CHAP. XLI. _ Sed. 3. Of [welled and gourded Pafiern- joints. . p. 107 Sed. 2. A Remedy for J welled Pafiern-Joints. p. 108 Sed. 3. To refolve a Swelling that grows at the fide of the Pafiern-Joint. ibid. Sed. 4. The Plaifier of Walnuts to refolve Swellings. ibid. The Contents of the Second Part. CHAP. XLII, Of an Attaint or Over-Reach. p. 109 CHAP. XLIII. Sed. 1. Of the Scratches. p. no Sed. 2. Remedies fer fmple Scratches. ibid. CHAP. XLIV. Sed. 1. Of finewy Scratches. p. 111 Sed. 2. Remedies for the fecond kind of finewy Scratches. p. j 1 z Sed. 3. Of finewy Scratches of the Third kind. ibid. Sed. 4. An excellent liquid Caufic. p. 114 CHAP. XLV. Sed. 1. Of the Third fort of Scratches, commonly call'd Quitter-Bone. p. 116 Sed. 2. The Doftor’s Ointment to clean]e Quitter-Bones. p. 118 Sed. 3. An Ointment to dry up “Sores on the Cronet. p. 120 Sed. 4. How to cure Quitter-Bones by giving the Fire. ibid. CHAP. XLV I. Of the Ring-Bone. *' • p. 121 • - ■ ’ 'v'A v CHAP. XLVII. / v, d ••'whi ..v/d-WsHx .tUbVjZ ur>-- A. v. : Sed. 1. of the Vices of the Feet and Hoofs. p. 123 Sed. 2. The Ointment of Plantane, otherwife call'd the Ointment for the Feet, to reclifie the Hoof, and make itgrow. . p. 124 Sed. 3. Conneftable’-r Ointment to make the Hoof grow, and to render it foft and tough, ibid. Sed. 4. To make the Hoof grow very fpeedily. p. 12 \ '’i • ... 'L'i t.. yg .: \ CHAP. Xl.VIlt - » A: '_«5va1 adtaIW p.yttvw\$5l Mt~ ’ pja , <<,? Sed.; 1. Of fur bated Feet. .v -■ Of taking out the Sole. p. 131 Sed. 3; An Inc amative, or Ointment, to make the Fief grow. P> CHAP. LI. Sed. 1. Of Figs growing in a Horfes Foot. .‘1 A : P* x34 Sed. 2. Remedies for the Fig in a Horjes Foot. P* I1S C H A P. LII. ' . . *'V * -SW p 7«i\\vAC6 voAijY/s . . .3^ Sed. 1. Of Retreats or Tricks with Stubs , 6r with a Nail in Shooing, or in tht Street. P* J37 Sedi 2. Of Tricking with Stubs or Nails in the Streets. P* 13 9 Sed. The Contents of the Second Part. Sect 3. Oil of Gabian. p. 14^. Sed. 4. Oil de Merveille. ibid. Sed. $■. A Green Balfam highly efteem d for its excellent Virtues. ' p. 146 Sed. Cj. Mr. Sicarh Ointment for Pricks with a Nail or Stub. . . ibid. Sect 7. Mr. Curtiet Ointment for Wounds, Bruijes, or Pricks with a Nail or Stubs.- p. 147 . Sect. 8. Bartholomew’* Ointment fGr Pricks with a Nail or Stub, and for Bleynes. p. 148 Sect. 9. A hot or burning Balfam for Wounds, Bruifes, and cold Pains, as affo for Pricks with a Nail or Stub. .\.... 7 \ 7 . ibid. Sect. 10. Remedies for an lmpojtume in the hairy part of the Foot. P* Sect. 11. The Count efs’s Ointment to heal and cloje up the Sores occafimd by Impoff urges' in the ' hairy part of £he Foot. p. 1 Sect. 12. To ajjwage and refol-ve hard Swellings on the Cronet. ibid. ’ Vo w CHAP. LHI. Soft. 1. Of the Casting of the Hoof. p. ifi. Ssift. 2. SchmitV Ointment. P- i)2 CHAP. LIV. Of Blejmes. p. 1^2 CHAP. LV. ”/ l JH \ V U'\ t-’ v"* V* X \ " vr • Of fcabFd Heels or Frujln ‘ p, j CHAP. LVL Of the Crmvn-Scah. -Cy, p. iff CHAP. LVII. Of flefhy Excrefences on the Frujh, by fome ignorant Perfons mifaken for the Figs. p. 15-5 CHAP. LVIII. Of the Mange in the Legs and other Parts of the Body. p. 147 CHAP. LIX. Sect. 1. To ref ore decay’d and wafted Feet depriv'd of Nourifhment by feveral Difiem- pers. n. I c8 Seft. 2. A Pultifs. ibid. CHAP. 1.X, Sed. 1. Of Wounds. p. 15-9 Sed. 2. How to prepare a Sponge for the opening of Wounds \ p. i6x Sed. 3. Cinnabar- Pills for Wounds, Worms, Mange, and Farcin, and for the JhedJing of the Hair from the Head and Neck. : 'v p. 162 Sed. 4. Unguentum digyptiacum. p. 163 Sed. 5*. A Powder to make the Flejh grow, and cover the Bom. p. 164, 1.19 Sed. 6. The Sympathetic Powder. p. 164 Sed. 7. The Hermit s Ointment for Wounds in Horfes. p.16$ Sed. 8. Lime-water, or the yellow Water. ibid. Sed. 9. Of a Gangrene. p. 166 Sed. 10. A detergent and cleanfing Water for a Gangrene- ibid. Sed. II. Another cleanfng Water. ibid. Sect 12. How toftanch Bleeding. , , v . * p. 167 The Contents of the Second Part. CHAP. LXI. Soft i. Of a Horfe that is wrung or hurt in the Withers. p. 167 Sed. 2. "To draw and ripen a Swelling. p. 168 Sed. 3. The Vulnerary Water. p. 170 Sed. 4. Powders to ary up a Wound. P* r72 Sed. Other Powders to dry up Wounds. ibid. Sed. 6. Another Powder to dry up Wounds. ibid. CHAP. LXII. Sed. r. Of Swellings or Wounds on the Reins or Back. P* I7? Sed. 2. An excellent Digeftive. p. 174 Sed. 3. The Hunters Ointment fcr deep Wounds. p. I7f Sed. 4. Of Waters for Gun-Jhot Wounds, or Vulnerary Potions. ibid. Sed. f. A ftmple Water for Gun-Jhot Wounds. • p.176 Sed. 6. Another more compound. ibid. Sect. 7. Another. ibid. Sect. 8. A compound Wine fcr curing Wounds in a Horfe. ibid. CHAP. LXIII. Sed. 1. Of Wounds or Hurts on the Paftern-Joint, and other nervous andftnewy Parts, p. 177 Sed. 2. An Anodyne Pultifs. p. 178 ✓ CHAP. LXIV. Sed. 1. To prevent the Madnefs, occaftond by the Biting of a mad Dog, either in Men, cr any Jcrt of Cattle. P• *79 Sed. 2. An infallible Remedy for Madnefs occaftond by Biting. ibid. Sed. 3. Another eafie Remedy. p. 180 Sed. 4. Of the Biting'of a venomous Be aft. p. i8r CHAP. LXV. Sed. 1. Of Purftvcneft, or Shortnefs of Breath. p. 181 Sed. 2. A Remedy for Purftvenefs. P* 183 Sed. 3. Another Remedy for Purftvenefs. p.184 Sed. 4. Another Remedy for Purfivenejs. ibid. Sed. y The way of exhibiting Honey to Horfes that are purftve, or troubl'd with Diforder in the Flanks 3 and other Diftempers. P* 18 S’ Sed. 6. A Powder for Heat and Difturbance in the Flanks. p. 186 Sed. 7. How to locfen a purftve Horfe s Belly. p. 187 Sed. 8. An excellent Powder for purftve Horfes. ibid. Sed. 9. Of the Cure of Purftvenefs with Eggs. p. 189 Sed. 10. The Emetic or Angelic Powder for Purftvenefs. ibid. Sect. 11. The yellow Pills for Jhort-winded Horjes. p. 190 Sect. 12. Tincture of Sulphur for Jhort-winded Horfes. p. 191 CHAP. LXVI. Sect. 1. Of the Cough. " p.^192 Sect. 2. A Powder for a Cough whether old or newly taken. ibid. Sect. 3. An Electuary for a Cough caufed by Preternatural Heat. p. 19$“ Sect. 4. Other Powders for a Cough. p. 196 Sect. ). A Remedy for the Cough. ibid. Sect. 6. Another Remedy. ibid. Sect. 7. The Englilh Pills for an old Cough. p. 197 The Contents of the Second Part. C FI A P. LXVII. Sed. i. Of Chef-Foundering, and Foundering accompany d with a Fever. p. 197 Sed. 2. A Clyfier for Horfes that are Chef •founder d. p. 1983 1. 21 Sed. 3. A Decoction for Chef-Foundering. ibid. 1. 3 r Sed. 4. A Remedy which purges and gives Eafe to a Chef-founder d Horfe. ibid. 1. Sed. y. Another Deception for Chef-Foundering. p. 1. 10 Sect. 6. Remedies for Ohfiruilions of the Lungs caus’d by Foundering. ibid. Sed. 7. A Poinder for Chef-Foundering. p. 2oo_, 1. 1 Sed. 8. For a Chef founder d, Horfe that is very fck. ibid. 1. 10 Sed. 9. Another. ibid. 1. 18 Sed. 10. A Remedy for a founder d Horfe that is troubled with a Fever, and very fck. p. 200 Sed. II. A Tot ion, or Drink for a founder'd Horfe, that is very fck, either with or without a Cough. p. 201 Seed:. 12. The Lieutenant's Decotfion for a Horfe that is founder d, and very fck. ibid. Sed. 13. Crocus Metaflorum. p.202 Sed. 14. Liver of Antimony. ibid. CHAP. LXVIII. Sed. 1. Of tyrd Horfes that pine away after hard Labour or Riding. p. 204 Sed. 2. Of Sal Polychrelh, or fufble Sulphur. p. 2of Sed. 3. A Fomentation for a lean and tyrd Horje. p. 207 Sed. 4. To loojen the Belly of a tyr d Horfe. ibid. Sed. f. A purging Remedy for a tyrd Horje. ibid. Sed. 6. The Golden Sulphur of Antimony. p.208 Sed. 7. Of a Horfe tyr d with hard Riding. p. 209 Sed. 8. A purging and comforting Votion. ibid. , ■ » - CHAP. LXIX. ■ # The Method of Fattening Horfes. p. 209 CHAP. LXX. Sed. 1. Of the Shrinking of the Sinews, and Gauntnefs of the Belly, occafond by Foundering of the Body, and other Difempers. p. 210 Sed. 2. An Anodyne Ointment. ibid. CHAP. LXXI. Sed. 1. Of the Anticor. p. 212 Sed. 2. A comforting Tot ion for the Anticor. p. 21:3 Sed. 3. Oil of Rue. ibid. CHAP. LXXII. Sed. 1. Of Talpitation of the He dr t. p. 214 Sed. 2. A Remedy for the Talpitation of the Heart. ibid. Sed. 3. A Clyfier for the Talpitation of the Heart. p. 21 y Sed. 4. A Clyfier to difpel Wind. ibid. Sed. 5 A Clyfier for the Talpitation of the Heart accompany d with Heat. ibid. Sed. 6. Another cooling Clyfier. p. 216 Sed. 7. A Cordial Tot ion for the Talpitation of the Heart. ibid. CHAP. LXXIII. Sed. 1. Of Fevers. p. 216 Sed. 2. A Jimple Fever. p. 217 Sed, 3. A putrid or humoral Fever. ibid. 1 he Contents of the Second Part. Sed. 4. A pefiilential Fever. p. 217 Sed. y. Of the Caufes and Signs of a Fever. p. 218 CHAP. LXXIV. £ed. 1. Of the Cure of a flmple Fever. p. 219 Sed. 2. A Clyfter. , ibid. C H A P. LXXV. Sed. 1. Of the Cure of putrid Fevers. p. 220 Sed. 2. A Febrifuge} or Remedy to drive away Fevers. ibid. Sed. 3. A Clyfierfor a Fever. p. 221 Sed. 4. Another Clyfierfor Fevers. ibid. CHAP. LXXV I. Sed. I. Of the Cure of a Feflilential Fever. p. 221 Sed. 2. A Remedy. * p. 222, 1. 3 Sed. 3. Of the Method to be obferved after a Horfes Recovery from a Fever. ibid. Sed. 4. A purging Remedy for a Horje after his Recovery from a Fever3 and generally in all ether Cafes. p. 223 Sed. ). An excellent Catholicum/d Clyfiers. p. 224 CHAP. LXXV II. Sed 1. Of the Farcin. p. 224 .Sed. 2. Theflying Farcy. p. 226 Sed. 3. The corded Farcin. ibid. Sed. 4. The Farcin refembling a He?i s Fundament. p. 227 Sed, j. The internal Farcin. ibid. C H A P. LXXVI1I, Sed. I. Remedies for the Farcin. p. 227 Sed. 2. A Furge for the Farcin. p. 228 Sed. 3. Fills for the Farcin. p. 229 Sed. 4. A Jpeciflck Remedy for the Far cm. ibid. Sed. 5". Another eafie Method. ibid. Sed. 6. To cure the Farcin by giving the Fire. p. 230 Sed. 7. The Ointment of Portugal for Farcin Knots. ibid. Sect. 8. A Cautery or Cauftic. p. 23 t Sed. 9. Another. ibid. Sect. 10. The Ointment of Naples, which alone cures the Farcin, ibid. Sect. 11. The Remedy of a German Farrier for the Farcin. ibid. Sed. 12. An excellent Remedy for the Farcin. p. 232 Sect. 13. Corroflve Sublimate. » p. 233 Sed. 14. Mercurius dulcis, or fweet Sublimate. ibid. CHAP. LXXIX. * •.\ K . . . , i j , . Sed. 1. Remedies for the Farcin that refembles a Hens Fundament. p. 234 Sed. 2. Fills for the Farcin. ibid. Sed. 3. The German Ftifan for the Cure of the Farcin. ' p. 2 3 5- C H A I>. LXXX. Sed. 1. Of an inveterate Farcin. ' ... p. 236 Sed. 2. The DecotHon of Guaiacum. ibid. Sed. 3. The Decoction of China. ibid. Sed. 4. The Decobiion of Sarfaparilla. p. 237 . The Contents of the Second Tart. CHAP. LXXXI. Of the Farcin in the Head. P- 237 C H A P. LXXXII. $ed. 1. To dijfohe and affwage all forts of Swellings, caus’d by the Farcin, both in the Legs and other parts of the Body. p. 2 5 8 Sed. 2. A refolding Ointment for Swellings occafiond by the Farcin. p. 239, 1.1. Sect. 3. A Receipt for the Farcin. p. 240 Sect. 4. An eajie Remedy for the Farcin. ibid. CHAP. LXXXIII. Sect. r. Of the Ebullition of the Blood, or Blood-running Itch. p. 241 Sect. 2. Chryfal Mineral or Sal Prunella. ibid. C H A P. LXXXIV. 9 Of the jhedding of the Hair from the Head, accompany d with the Mange ; and of the Falling of the Hair from the reft of the Body, efpecially about the Neck, and hinder part of the Thighs. p. 242 CHAP. LXXXV. Sed. I. Of Molten-Grcafe. p. 2.43 Seel. 2. Of the Cure of Molten-Greafe in the beginning. p. 244 Sect. 3. Stinking Fills for Foundering, Molt en-Gr eaje, Chef-Foundering, and the Colic, p. 24J CHAP. LXXXVI. Sect. 1. Of Foundering. p. 247 Sect. 2. A Remedy for Foundering. p. 249 Sect. 3. Other Remedies for founderd Horfes. P.25’0 C H A P. LXXXVII. Of another kind of Foundering which rejembles a Swaying of the Back. p. 2 51 CHAP. LXXXVIII. Sed. 1. Of Fains in the Feet after Foundering. p. 252 Sect. 2. A Broth or Decoction for Fains in the Feet remainhig after Foundering. ibid. CHAP. LXXXIX. SecSt. 1. Of the Mange, itch, or Running-Scab. p. 253 Se<5l. 2. A Remedy for the Mange. ibid. Seel. 3. Purging Fills for the Mange. p. 254 Sed. 4. A Drench or Potion for the Mange. ' ibid. Sed. 5. A Bath for the Mange. p. 25^ Sed. 6. Another Bath and Water for the Mange in Horfes and Dogs ibid. Sed. 7. An excellent Ointment for the Mange. ibid. Sed. 8. A Fomentation for the Mange. ibid. Sed. 9. A Fomade for the Mange. p. 25*6 Sed. 10. The Neat-HercFs Ointment for the Fains, or watery Sores in the Legs, foul Wounds, or Ulcers, and the Mange. p. 2 5 6 The Contents of the Second Part. CHAP. XC. Of the Mange or Itch in a Horfes Tail. p. 257 CHAP. XCI. Sed. 1. Of Worms, Bots, or Truncheons that breed in the Body of a Horfe. p. 257 Sed. 2. Remedies for the Worms. p. 2 Sed. 3. A Powder for the Worms. p. 257 Sed. 4. Purging Pills to defiroy Worms. ibid. Sed. Another Remedy to kill Worms. p. 260 Sed. 6. A Powder that kills the Worms, and expels the Matter of which they are gene- rated. ibid. Sed. 7. Another cheap Powder for the Worms. ibid. CHAP. XCII. Sed. 1. Of Swaying of the Back, and Falls. p. 261 Sed. 2.- A Potion for Falls. * p. 262 Sed. 3. An Anodyne Clyfier for Falls. ibid. Sed. 4. Another Potion for falls or a fway d Back. ibid. CHAP. XCIII. Of Hip-jhot, or a Strain in the Hips. p. 263 CHAP. XCIV. Sed. 1. Of the Swelling of the Cods and Stones. p. 26 j Sed. 2. A Pultifs ibid. Sed. 3. An afiringent Pultifs to ajjwage the Swelling of the Cods. ibid. Sed. 4. Another refclvent Pultifs. p. 266 Sed. 5". A Remedy for a Rupture or Burfinefs. ibid. CHAP. XCV. Sed. 1. Of bruis'd, fwolPn, or hard Stones. p. 2 66 Sed. 2. A very excellent Remedy. p. 267 CHAP. XCVI. Sect. 1. .Of the Lask, Loofenefs, or Flux of the Belly. p. 268 Sect. 2. A Remedy for the Flux. ibid. Sect. 3. A fcowring Clyfier. p. 269 Sect. 4. A cooling and binding Clyfier. ibid. Sect. f. A Potion for the Flux. ibid. Sect. 6. A binding Clyfier. ibid. Sed. 7. Another Remedy. ibid. Sect. 8. Another Remedy for a Flux proceeding from a cold Caufe. p. 270 Sed. 9. A Potion for a Flux proceeding from a cold Caufe. ibid. Sed. 10. A binding Clyfier. ibid. Sect. 11. A Potion for a Flux proceeding from a hot Caufe. ibid. Sect. 12. Afiringent Baths for a Flux. ibid. CHAP. XCVIL Sed. 1. Of the Falling of the Fundament. p. 271 Sed. 2. Another Remedy. ibid. 7be CoNTENis-of the Second Part. CHAP. XCVIII. Sed. i. 0/ Strains, Hurts, and Blows on the Houghs. p. 272 Sed. 2. For Blows on the Houghs and other parts of the Body. ibid. Sed. 3 • A Remedy for a. Swelling caus d by a Blow. ibid. Sed. 4. Another Remedy for a Swelling, occafion d by a Blow cr Stroak with another Horfes Foot. 3 P\2?3 Sed. y Another Remedy to affwage a Swelling caus’d by a Stroak. ibid. CHAP. XCIX. Saft. i* Of the Relaxation and Straining of the Alafber-Sinew. p. 275 Sc#. 2. An admirable Balfatn for Strains in the Hough, Wrenches, Dijlocations, Hip-fiiot, Blows, Bruifes, Sincw-fprain, or Simw-Jfnmg. p. 27 f CHAP. C. Of the Cramp. p. 276 C H A P. Cl. , . .'A'i » . • Sect. 1. of the Ho ugh-bony. p. 277 Sect. 2. A rejolvent Vlaifier. ibid. CHAP. CIL , . Sed. 1* Of Vefligons, 7vhich aye foft Tumours fomewhat refembling large Wind*- Galls. p. 278 $ed. 2. To refolve a Tumour. ibid- Sed. 3. Another Remedy. p. 279 Sed. 4. The Duke of Newburg’j Ointment. ' > ibid. CHAP. CHI. Sed. 1. Of the Jardon. p. 280 Sed. ±. A refolving Vlaifier. ibid. CHAP. CIV. Of the dry Spavin, or String-bait. p. 281 . CHAP. CV. Of the Ox-Spavin, or Bone-Spavin. p. 281 CHAP, CVL C 1 Varix, by fame call’d the Blood-Spavin. p* 282 CHAP. CVII. Of t e Curb. P* 2^3 CHAP. CVIIL e Manner of Giving the Fire to Horfes. p* 283 CHAP. CIX. I the Sores, Tains, Swellings, and Difiempers of the hindtr~Ltgs, from the Hough down* K urds* P* 2 87 The Contents of the Second Part. chap. cx. Of Rat-Tails, or Arrefis. . P- 2 87 CHAP. CXI. . Of Maks. > p. 288 CHAP. CXII. ' f M-* cr f ' . • ' Sed:. 1. 0/ p. 288 $e<5t. i\ An excellent Remedy for Warts. p 2g(. • - ■ V* ' • •' . - C H A P. CXIII. Of Cleftsy Cracks3 or Chops. p. 289 CHAP. CXIV. Sed:. 1. Of the Pains and watery Sores in the Legs. p. 289 Sed. 2. An Ointment to dry up the Pains or watery Sores. p_ 290 Sect. 3. The Ointment of Oldenburg to heal and dry up the Pains3 Rat-Tails3 Mules3 and other foul and watery Sores in a Horfe’s Legs. ibid.* Sed. 4. Another Remedy to dry up the Pains3 or running Sores. p. 291 Sed. f. A Water to heal and dry up the Pains and Warts 3 though the Leg he fwolPn or gourdy. , . * ibid. Sed. 6. The black Ointment3 or Coachman s Ointment to heal and dry up all manner of Sores in the hindcr-Legs. y jbid. C H A P. CXV. Sed. I. Of fwolPn or gourdy Legs by reafon of the Pains3 or other flefhy Sores.- p. 291 Sed. 2. The perpetual Caufic, or Lapis Infernalis. P- 292 Sed:. 3. The white Honey-Charge or Plaifcr, for the Pains3 Warts3 Rat-Tails3 Mules3 Clefts, Scratches3 and Halter-Cafi. P* 29^ Sed. 4. A Mercurial Ointment to ajjwage the Swellings of the hinder-Lcgs. p. 294 C H A P. CXVI. The Method of taking up a Vein. p# 294 CHAP. CXVII. Of Halter-caft. ' \ p.296 C H A ft CXVlIf. > 1 Of the Hungry-Evil. P-297 C II A ft CXIX. Of Crepances. 297 t H A P. CXX. Of the Numnefs of the Hoof. r>. The END of tb« CONTENTS- THE Gompleat Horfeman. PART I. CHAP I. Of the Difeafes of Horfes, and their Remedies. THEY who love Horfes, will , doubtlefs , read this Work with Plea- fare, which I have with fo much Pains and Study brought to fo great a Degree of Perfection. In the feveral Impreffions of it, that have been already publifh d, I have freely communicated to the Publick the Knowledge thatT had acquir’d, not only of New Medicines, but of feve- ral Experiments and Observations concerning the and Ufe Application of ’em. And, I hope, this laft Edition will abundantly fatisfie the Curious, and clear all thofe Doubts that have been propos’d to me. My continual Practice furnilhes me with daily Op- portunities of feeing an infinite Number of Tick Horfes, and of improving my felf in the Knowledge of fuch things as were either doubtful or unknown to me before; and I have always made it my Bufmefs to difcover eafie Remedies, by the Help of which I might reftore difeas’d Horfes to a Condition fit for Service; neither have my Endea- vours been altogether unfuccefsful. And in this laft Impreffion the Reader will perceive that I have left out feveral Remedies that are difficult and laborious, and fubftituted others that are eafier tho’ no lefs effectual: befides, I have corrected the Errours of the former Editions, and made this which is now offer’d to the Publick, fo compleat in all its Parts, that I am confident the Ingenious Perufer of it will readily acknowledge, that a Work of this Nature cou’d not be carry'd on and finilh’d without a great deal of Labour and Pains. Ail the New Remedies that are propos’d in it have been confirm’d by undoubted Experience; and for the Convenieney of thofe who defir’d it, I have divided it into Two Parts. In purfiiance of my Defign to treat of the Difeafes of Horfes, it wou'd be needlefs to infift on unprofitable Speculations. The.main Bufinefs of a Skilful Practitioner, ihou'd be, in the firft Place, to difcover the Nature of the Diftemper, according to that Maxim, Morbum nojfe curationis principium , The Knowledge of the Dijeafe is the Begin- ning of the Cure; and then to chufe fuch Remedies as have been approv’d by long Expe- rience, and to apply ’em in Time and Place convenient. I have read many Authors who imagine that they can never treat of any Difeafe accurately, unlefs they begin with an exaCt Definition of it, which muft be follow’d by a curious Difcourfe on the Etymology of its Names, and a tedious Catalogue of all its Signs. After thefe Prelimina- ries they proceed to a particular Examination of theCaufes that may be fuppos d to con- tribute to the Production of the Diftemper they propofe to cure; and having with a great deal of Ceremony laid down all the various Prognofitcks, they come at laft to the Indications on which they ground their Practice, and wou’d be vex’d to omit any one Remedy that has been propos’d by an Author, if it be of the Number of thofe that are call’d Unruerfals; for they abhor particular Remedies, and pretend to banilh all Specificks from the Practice of Phylick, which, in their Opinion, confifts merely in the Art of difcourfing handfomely concerning it. Without Offence to honeft and "The Compleat Horfeman, Part I. Learned Phyficians, I may apply the Words of Hippocrates to the reft, Medicinam vocat omnium Art turn nobilijjimam, jed propter ignorantiam eorum, qui earn male exercent, cjj'e omni- um 'uilijjimam. For my part, I can perceive nothing but Vanity and Oftentation in fuch pompous Difcourfes; and all thefe noifie Preambles do oftentimes end in a Tri- fle. Such nice and artful Definitions ufually confound the Author without inftrucfting the Reader. A diligent Writer is indeed oblig’d to give a clear Account of the Na- ture of Diftempers; but after all, the Eye and Experience are i|irer Guides than all the Books that ever were written. I’m perfwaded we ought rather to fearch after good Medicines, than polite Expreflions, in oppofition to thofe above-mention d Pretenders to Phyfick, who are very careful to make fine Harangues, but never give themfelves the trouble of enquiring after effectual Remedies. And I dare confidently aflfure the Reader, that if he be well-grounded in the Principles, and proceed with Caution in the Ufe of thofe Remedies contain’d in this Book, he cannot poflibly mifs of Succefs. I have omitted nothing that I thought neceftary to explain the Nature of Difeafes, and without running into ufelefs Digreflions concerning the Caufes of ’em, I have pro- pos’d fuch Remedies as I have found to be effectual by my own Experience. And fince we have few Books in our Language, that explain the Manner of Preparing and Com- pounding Medicines, I have endeavour’d with all poffible Clearnefs, to prefcribe the beft Methods of Compofition, and the exacft Dofes of my Remedies. This Treatife is adapted to all Sorts of Readers: For the Ufe of the Ignorant (or greateft) part of Mankind, who have not the leaft Tincfture of Learning, or Skill in Phyfick, I have propos’d eafie and familiar Remedies; And I have alfo frequently confirm’d the Rules of Practice withReafons, for the Satisfaction of thofe who are not unacquainted with the Principles of Art, or have practis’d Phyfick themfelves: neither am I altogether without Hope that the Learned will find fome Pafiages in it worthy of their ferious Confideration. They that know my Profeflion, or /hall read this Book, will foon perceive that I am neither Dottor nor Vhyfician. Yet feveral profefs’d Phyficians, or fuch as aftiime that Title, have pretended that I procur’d fome Phyfician to compofe this Treatife. But to undeceive thefe Gentlemen, if they ftill perfift in their Errour, I mull beg leave to tell ’em, that ’tis not impoffible for an inquifitive Perfon to underftand the Theory of Medicine, without pretending to the Pra&ice of it. ’Tis true, I never had the Advantage of a Learned Education, but I have carefully perus’d the bell Authors, without the Afliftance of which I could neither have difcover’d new Remedies, nor difcours’d rationally concerning their Ef- fects. I mull indeed confefs that my Labours are very imperfect; but I dare affirm that fome of my Remedies will be found upon Trial, to be Good and Methodical, and even applicable to Humane Bodies, by fuch who know how to proportion their Dofes. Before I enter upon the Subjed-Matter of my intended Difcourfe, it will not be improper to advertife the Reader, that if in any part of this Book he ftiall find feveral Remedies prefcrib’d for the fame Diftemper, he may do me the Juftice to conclude that I us’d that Method only for his Eafe and Conveniency. It will perhaps be ob- jected that there are feveral Perfons who will be puzzl’d to chufe one among fo many, and that it was needlefs to mention more than one Approv’d Remedy for every Dif- eafe. I anfwer, in the firft place, that they are all Good and Approv’d; and we of- tentimes find by reafon of the Variety of Climates, and the different Conftitutions of Horfes, that the fame Remedy which has cur’d one, may be unfuccefsfully apply’d to another; fo that after one Remedy has difappointed, another will perhaps anfwer our Expectations. Befides my Defign is to write for the Ufe of all forts of Perfons, and for all Cafes: and fince there may be occafion to confult my Book for the Cure of a Horfe in fome Country-Village, or in an Army, far from any Druggift’s Shop, I thought it convenient to prefcribe Choice of Receipts, that in fuch Cafes my Reader might be able to chufe a Ample Remedy that may be prepar’d on the Spot. More- over there are fome Compofitions more difficult than others; and they who are not acquainted with the Art of Mixing Drugs, may ufe fuch Medicines as are more ea- fily prepar’d. And, to add one Confideration more, there are fome Cafes, in which we mull begin the Cure of a Diftemper with one Remedy , and in the Progrefs of it have Recourfe to another, which muft be again chang’d for a Third, in the Declina- tion of the Dileafe. Thus you fee that Variety of Remedies inftead of being an In- convenience, is very ufeful and advantageous to thofe who keep Horfes: for they may chufe that which pleafes ’em beft, or that which may be prepar’d with leaft diffi- culty, fince they are all good, tho* fome of ’em muft neceflarily be better than others. Chap. i. 1 he Comp leaf Horfemail. To proceed methodically in the Cure of Diftempers, fome general Rules mu ft be laid down, which we ought always to obferve. And thefe Rules either refpect the Subjed of the Difeafe, the Diftemper it felf, the Remedies that are prescrib'd, or the Perfon that applies ’em. As for the Subject of the Difeafe , or the Tick Florfe, We muft diligently enquire into his Conftitution, Age and Strength, together with theOccalion of his Sicknefs* for there are fome Horfes, as for Inftance thofe that have been manag'd, who are naturally tender and fqueamifti. We muft conlider whether they are too old, or too young, whether their Strength has been exhaufted by hard Labour, or Want of Food • and whether their Diftempers were occafion'd by fome Excels : for all thefe Gircum- ftances forbid the Ufe of ftrong Remedies, or at lcaft require fmall Dofes; fince it is not at all convenient to purge and bleed a Horfe, or to torment him with Medi- cines, when he has only need of Reft, and good Nouriftiment. In the next place, We muft conlider the Nature of the Difeafe that is propos’d to be cur’d. For ’tis equally ridiculous to imagine, that a violent Diftemper will yield to weak and gentle Remedies, and that every flight Indifpofition requires powerful and long continu’d Medicines. We muft never attempt the Cure of a particular Diftemper , fo long as the whole Body is out of Order; for it wou’d be in vain to apply Medicines to a fore Foot, while the Leg and even the whole Habit of the Body is full of bad Humours: Yet fome Farriers are guilty of this Errour, tho’ they might with as probable Elopes of Succefs, undertake to dry a River without flopping its Spring. There are alfo fome Difeafes that obftrucE the Cure of others, and muft be remov'd before ’em. And befides we muft examine, whether there be any Venom or Malignity lurking under the Diftemper ; for the Biting of a mad or venemous Beaft differs very much from a limple Wound. Concerning the Remedies that are to be us’d, you muft obferve thefe Rules. If you find it neceffary to proceed to fome Manual Operation, let it be perform’d dex- troufly; and let all your Drugs be well chofen, exactly prepar’d, and skilfully ap~ ply’d. You muft not imagine that the fcarceft, deareft, and moft operofe Medicines are the moft effectual: Defpife not the Flerbs that you daily tread under your Feet j but you may juftly fufpedt a coftly Drug. Gold, jPearls, Precious Stones, Unicorns Horn, and Bestir, are often prefcrib'd without any other Effect than the draining of the Pa- tient’s Purfe. And therefore in Difeafes of long continuance we ought to try the gen- tleft, eafieft , and cheapeft Remedies, before we proceed to extremities, as Arnold de Villa Nova has well obferv'd in his Treatije on the Aphorifms, where he affirms exprefly, That d/s a Cheat to ufe Compound Remedies, when Simples are at hand. Befides it may be obferv'd, that when I mention a great Number of Medicines, I do not pretend that none of ’em ought to be omitted ; for the Efficacy of a Remedy does not conlift in the Multitude of Drugs. Only I thought fit to propofe a conliderable number of ’em, that every Man may chufe fuch of ’em as he can moft eafiiy procure : but there are fome particular Compofitions for dangerous Difeafes, in which I wou'd not have the leaft Circumftance omitted. Tis, certainly, a great Happinefs for fuch as keep Horfes to live near skilful and expert Farriers. In the moft confiderable Towns you will always find fome, on whofe Skill you may fecurely depend, and who are able to perform boldly without Prefumption, and certainly without Confufion, all the Operations that are neceffary for the Cure of the Difeafes mention'd in this Book. But fince the Conveniency of fuch skilful Neighbours is not to be found every where, the fureft way will be for eve- ry Man to endeavour after a competent Meafure of Knowledge in this Art, and to negledt no Opportunities of InltruCtion. And fince there are feveral labori- ous Compofitions, it will be neceffary to have Recourfe to an Apothecary, who ought to be faithful in chuling, skilful in preparing, and reafonable in fetting a Price on his Drugs. I am confident that all thofe who have any Inclination for Horfes may by a feri- ous Perufal of the enfuing Difcourfe attain to a perfect Knowledge of their Difeafes, and be able to cure ’em fuccefsfully. Before you proceed to cure a lick Horfe, you muft labour, in the firft place, to know the Nature and Caufes of his Diftemper. I confefs ’tis very hard to make an exadt Judgment of thefe things in Florfes, who are deftitute of Reafon, and the Ufe of Speech. We are, for the molt part, forc’d to depend on bare Conjectures, from which we muft draw fuch Inferences as are necelfary for the Difcovery of proper Reme- 7 he Compleat Horfe man. P A R T I. dies. Tis plain that Experience, Study, and above all, a great deal of Care and Attention are neceffary Qualifications of a Farrier; fince the Cure of thofe Difeafes that are already fuppos’d to be known depends on Two Things, the and Ap- plication of Remedies. If the Horfe be of fufficient Value to merit a particular Care, you mull ftand behind him, and diligently obferve the leaf!: of his Actions, that you may proceed with more Certainty in the Choice of convenient Remedies. The Neglecft of this Obfervation is the main Reafon why the greateft part of Farri- ers have fo ill Succefs in the Cure of Internal Diftempers. ’Tis impoftible, by a tranfient View of a Horfe, to obferve whether there is any thing unufual about him, or to prefcribe fuitable Remedies,and apply ’em in due time. For even tho* we ftand be- hind him, and confider attentively the very leaft of his A&ions, that we may draw fome Light from ’em to guide us in our Proceedings, we are frequently apt to fall into Errours notwithftanding all our Care to prevent ’em, according to that Saying of Hippocrates, Occafio praceps, judicium difficile, experimentum periculofum. Daily Experience teaches us, That ’tis very difficult to make a right Judgment of Difeafes in Humane Bodies ; and how much harder mull it needs be in the Cafe of Horfes, the Nature of whofe Difeafes is fo little known, becaufe they have not been fo carefully ftudy’d as thofe of Men; and befides thefe Animals are not able to difcover their own Ails. The Practice of Country Farriers is ufually grounded on a Traditional Convey- ance of their Experience from Father to Son, from Mafter to Servant, or from one Companion to another, which, for want of Knowledge and Study, is not always at- tended with Succefs. And thofe Difeafes that might have been crufffd in the Begin- ning, are oftentimes render’d incurable for want of a timely Difcovery of their Nature and Caufes. Thefe Praditioners pafs for Men of Knowledge, tho’ they are acquainted only with External Diftempers, and Manual Operations, which neverthelefs they perform after a very indifferent Manner, and are perfed Strangers to the Fundamental Princi- ples of the Art they profefs. Si confiitutionem ab initio non cognofcat, & id quod in corpore dominatur, non poterit ea cjuat animali conducmt ojjerre. Thefe Words which I have bor- row’d from Hippocrates contain the Sum of what I have faid on this Occafion • and thofe who underftand ’em will be of my Opinion. Another Eflential Reafon, why even the moft expert Farriers are frequently unfuc- cefsful, is, becaufe they husband their Drugs left they ffiou’d not be fufficiently paid for ’em : For Inftance, fuppofe they ffiou’d give a Remedy to a Horfe to the Value of four or five Shillings, they muft exped to be laugh’d at for demanding fuch a Price. The fame may be faid of Cordials that ought to be given in Fevers, which are fo dear that one fingle Potion wou’d coft Six or Eight Shillings. People are not accuftom’d to fee fuch Remedies given, and wou’d refufe to pay for ’em. And therefore the Farriers make their Drenches with old Drugs, which are to be had at low Rates ,* and prepare fuch Cordials as are apt rather to encreafe than allay the Heat and Inflammation. People are generally pleas’d when they fee their Horfes void a great deal of Matter, without confidering the Quality of the Matter that ought to be evacuated ; and think their Horfes well purg’d, which is diredly oppofite to the true Method of Cure, if we may give Credit to Hippocrates, Si tali a purgantur qualia purgari opcrtet, confert, levi- ter ferunt; fin minus, contra : But this Errour proceeds rather from Avarice than Want of Skill. Nevertheless in all my Pra&ice, I never obferv’d any Horfes to recover that were feiz’d with a continual Fever without any Intermiffion for Eight and forty Flours, even tho’ they were committed to the Care of the moft Skilful Farriers. For, to fpeak plainly, Phyficians themfelves, as well as others, are ftrangely puzzl’d about the Cure of thefe Fevers; Nature is neither able alone to overcome ’em, nor we to affift her upon occafion. I will not pretend to prefcribe a Method for the Cure of continual Fevers, fince they are not to be conquer’d by the belt Medicines; yet'the fick Horfe may recover, if the Difeafe be nipp’d in the Bud by a Remedy timely adminiftred, and the Heart be preferv’d found without inflaming it by fuch Cordials as are ufually given : For Far- riers are wont to compofe their Cordials of the moft common and cheapeft Drugs. Pro- pofe the Cordial Powder to ’em, which you will find defcrib’d in this Book ; ’tis too dear, they’ll tell ye, and in the mean time they fuffer the Horfes to periili. For a Cordial Remedy fliould ftrengthen by a Specific Virtue, and not by a fiery Heat; and all Cordials for Horfes ought to be compos’d of Simples that ftrengthen without Inflammation. The Cordial Waters of Scorx,oncra, Cardans Bencdifim, Scabious, Rojes, Chap. 2. The Com feat Horfe man, and other Plants are admirable , for they both moiflen and corroborate; but one Horfe niuft have three Pints of 'em., with fome good Confedion, fuch as that of Hyacinth or Alkermes, without either Musk or Amber, which then are not fo dear as ’tis commonly believ’d, or with half a Dram of the Grain that is us’d in dying Scarlet, with the Roots of Zedoary, Contra-yerva, Elecampane, Cub eh s, &c. The Ejjence of Vipers is the Bafis of true Cordials, able to preferve the Heart from the Venom and extraneous Heat of a con- tinual Fever, and to relieve the Tick Horfe if it be given affoon as the Fever appears. Thefe Cordials and Bleeding are the proper Remedies of Fevers, as we fhall after- wards declare when we come to treat of thefe Difeafes. I have often obferv’d that the Feverifh Heat has been extinguifh’d by another greater, which being agreeable to Nature, is aflifted by her to deftroy that flrange Fire which confumes her. But this is not applicable to Men, who have a very different Conftitution from that of thefe Animals. The Theriacal Salt of Vipers is alfo an Excellent Cordial; and all the Parts of the Viper are endu’d with an admirable Vertue to preferve the Heart of a Horfe from the Malignity caus’d by a Fever. But fince thefe Remedies ought to ad: quickly, the moft excellent Cordials are fuch as are liquid, or compos’d of Volatil Salts; for they penetrate immediately, and exert their Force affoon as they are put into the Mouth. I have preferv’d an infinite Number of Horfes from Head-Achs by the Help of a Mineral or Vowder, defcrib’d in this Book ,* but there is no certain Remedy for the Cure. For after the Difeafe has taken Root, the Cure fometimes fucceeds, and fometimes fails; and never any hitherto cou’d boaft of an Infallible Remedy in this Cafe, tho’ thefe that I have propos’d are very good. But fince thefe Difeafes change, and do not Bill continue the fame, we mult alfo invent new Remedies. CHAP. II. Obfervations concerning the Signs of Sicknefs in a Horfe. TO proceed with Succefs in the Cure of the Diftempers of Horfes, we muft not only have a general Idea of their Difeafes, but alfo confider them attentively to difcover their particular Ails. The firft Sign that a Horfe gives of his Indifpofition is his Loathing his Food; then you mult obferve whether he has a wild and hagard Look, for the Eye of a Horfe is, as it were, a Glafs thro’ which you may difcern the in- ward Difpofition of his Body; whether his Ears be cold, his Mouth hot, and foamy or clammy; the Hair on his Flanks rough and Baring, and paler than ufually a- bout the Ends; his Dung hard, and black or greenifh ; and his Urine clear and undi- gefted like Water. There are alfo other Signs which denote Sicknefs; his Eyes weep; his Head is heavy, and hangs down; he is apt to Bumble as he walks; he is flow and dull tho’ he was vigorous before; he never troubles other Horfes, contrary to his former Cuflom ; he rifes often and lies down in the Stable, looking towards his Flanks which are doubl’d or folded in; his Heart beats, which may be felt by laying your open Hand between the Shoulder and Sengle on the left Side ; he takes no notice of what is done to him 5 befides feveral other Signs which /hall be particularly defcrib’d in their proper places. When a Horfe that has been long lick piflfes without Ending, and even without thrufling forth his Yard, letting his Water drop into the Skin or Sheath, it is almoB always a Sign of Death 5 unlefs in fuch Horfes as have the fame Cuftom when they are in Health, in which Cafe you muB draw no Conjectures from this Sign, tho’ they continue to pifs after the fame manner during their Sicknefs. Another no lels fatal Sign is when the Hair of his Tail and on his Skull may be eafily pluck'd off. *Tis a dangerous Sign when a fick Horfe either never lies down, or Barts up again immediately, not being able to breathe freely in a lying PoBure; whereas if in die Declination of his Sicknefs he lie down, and continue long in that PoBure, 'tis a very good Sign. 6 7he Compile at Horfe man. Part i. When a fick Horfe turns up the Whites of his Eyes above, you may conclude that he is in Pain, and that his Difeafe will be of long continuance. From thefe Signs you may conjefture in the general, that your Horfe is fick ; and afterwards you muft endeavour to difeover his particular Diftemper, that you may be able to apply fuitabie Remedies. A Difeafe that is known is half cur’d : Mgr bum nojje curationis princi pi urn. I fhall confider in Order the Difeafes of all the Parts of the Body, beginning with thofe of the Head, not omitting the leaft Diftemper. And in particular I jhall obferve this Method. In the firjt place, I fhall propofe a fhort Definition of the Dif- eafe, with an Account of its Caufes; and then, having deferib'd it as clearly and plainly as ’tis poffible to do on Paper, I fhall proceed to preferibe the proper Re- medies. CHAP. Ill Of the Lampas, TH E Lamp as is a Lump or Excrefcency of Fleftt, about the Bignefs of a Nut, in the Roof of the Mouthy which rifes above the Teeth., fomedmes more, and fometimes lefs. The Elorfe endeavouring to eat his Oats feels a Pain in this Pai'd fo that he is forc'd to leave off Feeding: Young Iforfes are ufually troubl’d with this Diftemper. A Boon as you open their Mouthy you may perceive the Roof of their Mouth to be higher than their Teeth , which we call the Lampas. It is cur’d by taking it away with an lnftrument of Iron made for thatPurpofe, and heated red hot. The leaft Farrier’s Prentice knows how to perform this Operation : but you muft beware left an aukward Operator having made his Iron too hop, after he has cut thro’ the Thicknefs of the Excrefcency, ftiou’d by touching it over feveral times, burn the Bone : for then the Bone will fcale, and feveral dangerous Confequences may follow, which muft be avoided by taking off the Lampas at one ftroak, without coming over the Place again after it is cut off. The Farriers at Far Is make a Scruple to burn the Lampas in young Horfes, fo long as they have any of their Colt's Teeth : and ’tis my Opinion that this Excrefcency ought not to be taken away till they have put forth all their Teeth, if it does not very much trouble ’em, and hinder ’em from ’eating. Of the Barbs. Thefe are (mail and inconfiderable Excrefcences of Flefh under the Tongue, like thole that we fee in Barbels: They hinder the Florfe from Drinking, and may be feen by drawing the Tongue alide. They are cur’d by cutting ’em oft as clofe as may be with a pair of Cizzars, and rubbing the place with Salt, which heals of it felf, with- out further trouble. Of the Tick. You may find a particular defcripdon of that which is called the Tick, in the Five and Twentieth Chapter of the Second Part. The Remedies that are us d againft it do not always fucceed. Some tie a Leathern Thong of the breadth of three Fingers about the Horfes Neck, near his Head, yet fo as not to obftrud his Breath; which makes him either leave off this Cuftom, or ufe it very little. Others cover the Brims of the Manger with Plates of Brafs or Copper, on which the Florfe is afraid to lean his Teeth, and abftains from his ufual fport for fome time; but there are fome fo addicted to that Recreation, that they will not be thus frighted from it. At the beginning it will be fufticient to rub the brims of the Manger with fome very bitter Herb, or with Cow’s or Dog’s Dung. Some cover them with a Sheep’s Skin, the woolly fide outwards, which makes the Florfe defift for fome time from this Cuftom. But the fureft way is to make him eat in a place where there is no Manger, but only a Rack, and. tying him with a Buckle to the Wall, to give him his Oats in a Haver- Chap 4, 5. The Cample at Horfeman Sack or Bag which hangs at his Head by a String, fuch as Troopers ufe in the Army. I have feen Horfes perfectly cur'd of this ill Cuftom, by one of thefe means, even sifter they were eight Years old, and confequently habituated to it. CHAP. IV. Of Wolves Teeth. IN this Diftemper the Grinders grow either outwards or inwards, fo that when the Horfe feeds, the points of thofe Teeth that are higher than the reft, hurt him, by pricking his Fle/h or Tongue and make him give over Eating. This Inconvenience is of no great confequence, yet it puzzles feveral Perfons when they fee a Horfe forfake his Meat, without any manifeft caufe, and pine away when there is no apparent defect either in his Eyes or Hair, and even when he is otherwife brisk and lively. You muft handle his Grinders, and if you feel the points of ’em thro* his Lips, take a fort of Upfet of Iron, which Farriers commonly ufe, and fetting his Mouth open, thefe points will appear, which you may break off with a Googe, an In- ftrument with which every Farrier is furnifh’d ; but you muft beware left by ftriking heediefty on the Googe, a good Tooth, or even the whole Jaw be loofen’d. To pre- vent this Inconvenience, which may eafily happen, inftead of ufing the Googe, you may make the Horfe champ on a great File us d by Lock-fmiths, which will break off the overgrown points, if they are not too big: But he muft chaw the File a quarter of an hour on both tides. I had once a Mule, one of whole Nether-Grinders grew to a prodigious length : It happen’d that the upper Tooth, diredly oppofite to it, fell out, and that below grew up into the void fpace, and by degrees pierc'd the Roof of his Mouth about the thick- nefs of ones Finger, which tormented him exceedingly when he drunk. I have re- lated this Example as an extraordinary cafe, to ftiow that when once the Teeth exceed their due meafure, and are not daily worn by chewing, they may grow to an extra- ordinary length, and even cut the Roof of the Mouth. I faw an old Horfe, one of whole great Teeth below was a whole Finger’s breadth longer than the reft of his Grinders ; we were forc’d to caft him with a great deal of trouble, before we could break it off with a Googe, and his Jaw was fo loofen’d by the violence of the Operation, that he could not eat without much pain for fifteen days after: But at length he recover’d and fed heartily, which he could not do before that monftrous Tooth was broken. Young Horfes are as rarely fubjed to this Diftemper, as they are frequently troubled with the Lammas : For the Roof of the Mouth grows lank and dry as the Horfe grows in Age. You muft obferve that when you open the Horfes Mouth with the above-mentioned Upfet, to take away the Lampas, Barbs, or Wolves Teeth, that part of the Inftrument which l efts upon the nether Jaw muft be cover’d with fome old Raggs, to preferve the Jaw from being hurt by it. I have feen feveral Horfes whofe Mouths were fpoil’d by neglecting lb neceflary a precaution. CHAP. V. Of Hurts or Wounds in the Mouth. WHen the Bit bears too hard upon the Horfe’s nether Jaw, whether by the care- lefnefs of the Rider, or (ome other reafon, the Bars are oftentimes wounded or broken. If the Hurt be fmall, and the Bone entire, you may rub the part with Honey of Rofes, eight or ten times every day. But if the Bone be broken, and when you touch the Sore with your Finger, if you find a fharp point or prick, or if there be an Ulcer already produc’d, moiiten a little 8 The Com fie at Horfeman. Part I. Cotton in Sprit of Vitriol or Spirit of Salt, which you mud put into the hole of the Jaw, and while it remains there, hold the Horfe’s Tongue with one hand, and with the other keep his Mouth open : For ’tis dangerous to pour the Spirit by drops into the Ulcer, led fome of it fhould fall upon a found part, and corrode it alfo. Afterwards rub the Sore every day, with Honey of Rofes or common Honey, and the Efcar or Scab will fall off, and the Bone Scale of it felf: The Scab being fall’ll, anoint the part fre- quently with Aqua Vi tat, or put Sugar into it till the Sore be heal'd. If there be a hole in the Jaw, accompany’d with Rottenneis and Stench, which you may know by put- ting your Finger into it, without finding a Scale, and by the dinking Corruption with which yourl inger will be fmear’d when you pull it out; you mud fill the hole 3 or 4 times everyday with Sugar beaten linall, which will quickly cleanfe it, and continueafter the fame manner till the hole be clos d up, and the Jaw heal’d. But you muff: take care afterwards to put a Angle Canon-hit in the Horfes Mouth, and never to ufe any more the Bit that hurt him, which would fpoil his Mouth without Remedy. If only the Tongue be hurt, it will quickly heal of it felf, without any application, if you change the Bit, and take another that will differ his Tongue to move freely. Sometimes it happens that the Bone is fplit quite downwards under the Flefh of the Jaw, where Matter gathering corrupts the Bone; and ,by the provident care of Nature to throw off that putrid Matter, it corrodes the Skin, and caufes a Tumor or Swel- ling, to open a paiiage to the Corruption, and difcharge a part of it. In this cafe you mud flrd fearch the depth of the hole with a Probe; for I have fometimes found that the Probe reach’d into the very Mouth : And then make an Incilion above the Beard with a Red-hot Knife, reaching downwards, and dividing the Skin to the very Bone ; after which put in the Probe again to guide the adtual Cautery or Red-hot Iron with which you mud touch the Bone feveral times, till- all the corrupted part of it be throughly burnt. And to haden the Exfoliation or falling off of the Scales, you mud anoint the whole burnt part with good Oyl of Bay, every fix hours, for the fpace of two days: Rut fince it is neceffary that the Florfe fhould eat to preferve his Life, the motion of the Jaw, and of the part affeded which is very moid, will make the Flelh grow ex- ceflively, which, unlefs prevented in time, will dop the hole you made in the Jaw, and hinder the Scales from falling off. And therefore you mud take care to keep the paffage open, by burning the proud Flelh with a hot Iron ; and even fometimes the burning mud be repeated three Or four times: or, indead of that, you may put Pow- der of Sublimate in the hole over-againd the Beard where the Flefh grows too fad. For on the Bars within the Mouth you mud only put Sugar into the hole, and the fcale of the Bars will eaflly fall off: But on the Jaw you will And it very difficult to feparate the fcale th.at Ihould come out of the hole on the Beard, and this is the part where the Flefh grows fo exceffively. In the lad place, after the feales are fall’n off, you mud put Sugar beaten fmall into the hole within the Mouth, and on the Wounds made on the Beard, and afterwards wafh ’em with Aqua Vita and Burnt Allum, continuing in the Fame manner till the Cure be perfected. CHAP. VI Of Loathing of Food, or, Want of Appetite. Aliorfe is faid to be troubl’d with this D idem per, either when he eats lefs than he was wont to do, or eats flowly and without Appetite, or when he abftains from eating any Oats at all. This Difeafe may proceed from feveral Caufes, fome of which are eaflly known and cur’d, whereas others are uncertain, efpecially in the beginning of dangerous and doubtful Difeafes. I fhall proceed to confider the various Caufes of this Diftemper, with the proper Remedies of each cafe. Some Horfes are naturally fo nice and fqueamifh, that the lead bit of Filth, or fprig of mudy Grafs, which they find among their Oats, any in- considerable Trifle, or almod nothing at all, is fufficient to put ’em out of conceit with their Food. But as they are apt on every flight occafion to forfake their Meat, fo they eaflly recover their wonted Appetite. This Infirmity proceeds from certain little Worms within the Lips of the Horfes, both above and below, which caufefuch an Chap. 6. 7 he Compleat Horjeman. Itching, that they are continually rubbing their Lips againft the Manger, and without any other Indifpofition abftain from Eating. If you turn back their Lips, the Worms appear like little Lumps or Pulhes. To cure this Diftemper you muft cut the uppermoft Skin within the Lipfe, in the parts where you fee the Worms, with a /harp Knife or Lance, and afterwards rub the lncifions, and all the Infidc of the Lips with Salt and Vinegar, and the Horfe will quickly recover his Appetite. If you are wholly ignorant of the caufe that makes your Horfe loath his Food. I am of opinion that ’tis very proper in the Morning to bleed him in the Roof of the Mouth with a lharp pointed piece of a Hart or Bucks-Horn, or (which produces the fame effccft) with a Lance. The Operation is thus perform’d ; find out the middle of the Roof between the two Crocks, or, if it be a Mare, at the third or fourth Furrow of the Mouth, and prick the part with a Lance or piece of BuckVHorn, either of which mey be us’d without any difficulty: Then give the Horfe two Pecks of moifiend Bran, to flop the Bleeding. If he continue to bleed after he has eat his Bran, draw up his Head with a Halter, as if you were going to give him a Drench, and immediately the Bleeding will be Rop'd. But if after you have kept his Flead in that pofture for a confiderable time, he be- gin to bleed again as foon as you let it down, you may eafily ltop the Blood, without railing up his Head, by applying an empty Nut-Jhell to the Wound : You mud prefs it on lomewhat hard, and hold it there for fome time; after which it will flick, and flop the Blood more eafily and effectually than mod other Remedies. For if I could cure a Horfe with a Trifle, I would preferr that Trifle before the mod precious Drags in both the Indies. This way of Bleeding may be us’d on all occafions, when the nature of the Difeafe is uncertain: For it does frequently a great deal of good, and is always innocent. ’Tis practis’d fo univerfally in Germany, that mod Coachmen carry a Horn at their Girdle, both becaufe they efteem it an Ornament, and for the conveniency of bleed- ing their Horfes in the Roof of the Mouth. For as foon as a Horfe begins to grow dull and ftupid, or to forfake his Meat, immediately they prick him with the Hom> which (as I have already told you) they carry always about with ’em. But if the Didemper will not yield to this Remedy, you mufl make the Horfe champ on a Bit for two Hours, and from time to time take it out of hi? Mouth, and put it in again. Give him alfo good innocent Clyfiers, and labour to difcover the true caufe of his Diftemper. Whatever be the original Caufe of his Averfion to his Food, and even tho’ he be lick ( which happens not unfrequently ) you mufl make him chew a Ball ty’d to the Bit* keeping him bridl'd two hours; and affoon as you take the Bridle from his Head, he will eat. You will find the Defcription of the Ball, towards the End of this Chapter. If the Horfe be troubl d with this Diftemper, when Radijhes are inSeafon, which are cry’d about Streets fo commonly, you mud make him eat a good quantity of 'em, both Leaves and Roots: for they will reftore his Appetite, and make him ftale: ’tis an eafie Remedy, and grateful to Horfes that flight their Food ; and the fame may be faid of red Par [nip boil’d, which are often very effectual in this Cafe. The Herb Horfe-Tail, cal Id in Latin Cauda Equina or Equifetum, is alfo a good Remedy either dry or green, to re- ftore a Horfe’s Appetite, and to cleanfe his Teeth : It growrs in moift places, and ferves to fcour Veffels. Half an Ounce of HJJa-fatida, and as much Powder of Savin, put into a Bag, ry'd to the Bit, and left for two hours in the Horfe’s Mouth, will cure his Loathing: but the Ufe of this Remedy mufl be repeated every day feveral times, and the fame Bagg will ferve a long time. You muft obferve whether there is not an unufual Heat in the Horfe’s Body, which you may perceive by the Beating or Heaving of his Flanks: if there is not, you may give him an Ounce of Treacle well diluted in White or Red Wine, for want of which you may ufe Orvietan ; for thefe Medicines confume the Crudities that remain in the Stomach, and reftore loft Appetite. if he does not abftain totally from eating, as we only fpeak of Horfes that flight their Food, fuppoiing that they eat fometimes, tho’ little and flowly j let Savin be fteep’d in Water, and with that moiften his Oats and Bran, and even his Hay, which will make him feed more heartily. This Method muft be continu’d for fome time. . . . 7 he Comfeat Horfemau. Part I The following Remedy is generally known and prepar’d by all forts of Perfons; yet fince I’m relblv d to omit nothing that may be of Ufe, I ft all infert it here. Take about two Glaffes of Verjuice, or of Vinegar, feven or eight Heads of Garlick bruis’d, about two Ounces of white Salt, and half a Pound of Honey ; Mix ’em in a Pot, and dip the end of a Stick wrapt about with Linen, in this Compofition, with which you mult rub his Gums, Lips and Tongue; then take the Bit out of his Mouth, and he v/ill infallibly begin to eat, but if he leave off too loon, you muft repeat the Ufe of the Remedy. Some put Honey of Rojes into this Mixture, but common Honey is fufficient, and very effe&ual. Before you rub his Mouth with this Compofition, ’tis very convenient to waft it well with a Sponge dipt in cold Water, to take away the bitter Foam, which oftentimes is the main Caufe of his Averfion to his Meat. You may alfo beat five or fix Heads of Garlick with a little handful of Salt, and ty- ing ’em in a Clout to the Bit, leave ’em in his Mouth for the ipace of half an hour, or a whole hour. • I often make ufe of an Ounce of good Ajfa-fcetida, ty'd to the Bit in a Clout, which I fuffer him to chew for the Space of two hours; and the Difeafe muft be very inve- terate if it yields not to this Remedy. Affcon as he leaves off eating I put the Bit in his Mouth again, and the fame Aj]d-foeuda will ferve till it be perfectly diifolv’d. If after all thefe Remedies the Horfe continue lLill to flight his Food, take a Branch of Laurel of an indifferent bignefs, and put it between his Jaw-Teeth, that he may champ upon it: then rub the Laurel-Branch with Honey of Rojes, or, if that cannot be had, with common Honey, and put it into his Mouth , rub it again with Honey, and continue after the fame manner for the Ipace of half an hour, after which he will certainly begin to eat. A Branch of a Fig-Tree will almoft produce the fame Effecft. When a Horfe forfakes his Meat, you muft leave no Means uneffay’d to make him eat without Conftraint: you muft be often with him, efpecially if his Averfion proceed from Sicknefs, give him a little Hay to eat from your Hand, and if he refufe to take it, let him ftand half an hour with a Bit in his Mouth ; then take it out again, and offer him fome Pieces of Bread, and if he will not eat, waft his Mouth with a Sponge, and afterwards give him fome Oats out of your Hand; and, to conclude, ufe all the Ways imaginable to prevent the total Lofs of his Appetite, for which Purpofe the following Arman is of wonderful Efficacy. The fureft Remedy that can be us'd is to mix an Ounce of Liver of Antimony in fine Powder, with moiften’d Bran, repeating theDofe twice every Day ; for it will infalli- bly make him eat heartily, and preferve him in good Health. You will find the De- fcription and Compofition of this Remedy in the 12 $th. Chapter. You may continue the Ufe of it as long as you pleafe, without the leaft ill Confequence, unlefs when the Llorfe has an Inclination to void the Strangles, for Liver of Antimony cools, and in that Cafe hot Remedies are proper. C H A P. VII An Arman for a fief Horfe who loaths his Food, TAke a Difh-full of the Heart of a white Loaf crumbl’d final 1, moiften it with Verjuice, or for want of that, with Vinegar • add a fufficient qanutity of Salt and He- ney of'Rojes or of Violets, or, if neither of thefe can be had, of common Honey : then put the thin Pafte into a Pot, and let it boil over a gentle Fire about a quarter of an hour, till the fuperfluous moifture be confum’d. Afterwards add two drams of Cinnamon in powder, a dozen and a half of Claves, a Nutmeg grated, and half a pound of Povulcr- Sugar; then boil ’em again over a flow Fire half a quarter of an hour, that the Ingre- dients may be thorowly mix’d, and the Spices may incorporate with the Bread : but the Fire muft be very {mall, for the leaft excefs of heat wou’d make the Virtue of the Aromatic Drugs exhale. Take an Oxe’s Pizzle, let the great End of it foak in Water four or five hours till it be foften’d, after which make the Horfe chew it between his Grinders or Jaw-Teeth, which will flatten it a little, or you may beat it with a Hammer; then putting the quantity Chap. 8 7 be Cornel eat Horfe man. of a Nut of the Arman upon it, open tire Ilorfe’s Mouth, making him put out his Tongue on one fide that he may not be able to ftir it, and thruft in the Pizzle with the Medicine as far as you can : then let his Tongue go, and after he has champ’d a while, put more of the Arman on the Pizzle, and thruft it again into his Mouth. Do this five or fix times, and after the fpace of three hours fuffer him to eat if he pleafes: then put in the Pizzle again as formerly, and continue after the fame manner every three hours. This Arman is very proper for all Horfes that are fick and forfake their Meat, provi- ded they have no Fever, and I have always found it effedual: for it nourifhes, and infallibly reftores loft Appetite. You muft not thruft in the Pizzle violently, but fuf- fer the Horfe to draw it in to the bottom of his Throat, holding it by the other end: and it will make him caft forth a great deal of bitter and cholerick Flegm which makes him loath his Food. As often as you take out the Pizzle you muft cleanfe it and wipe it with Hay, before you put it in again. This Remedy is not the lefs valuable becaufe ’tis common ; for if the Ufe of it be continu’d, it will certainly produce the defir’d Effect $ it nouridies, encreafes the Ap- petite, and ftrengthens the natural Heat. ’Tis alfo good to clear the Throat of a Horfe that has fwallow’d a Feather, or any other Matter that (ticks in his Throat; for which purpofe you muft fuffer him to chew the Pizzle with the Medicine, and fuck it in, without thrufting it violently forwards. To conclude, this is a very fafe Remedy, and is never attended with any ill Confequences: but if the Pizzle be not foften’d, or if you thruft it in violently, you may kill the Horfe by burfting his Throat; which Misfortune may be eafily prevented by a careful Obfervance of the above-mention’d Diredions, the negled of which has, to my Knowledge, been fatal to fome Horfes. CHAP. VIII. Chewing-Balls to refiore loft Appetite. THere cannot be a greater Vexation to a Man who loves his Horfes, than to fee ’em lofe their Appetite, and forfake their Meat on a Journey. Accidents of this Na- ture are very common, and the ufual Remedies that are prefcrib’d in this Cafe are in- effectual ; nor could I ever meet with any fure Medicine but this, which I have try’d (o often, and with fo good Succefs, that I thought my felf oblig’d not to deprive the Publick of the Knowledge of fo ufeful a Remedy, not only for Horfes that are troubl’d with Want of Appetite without any other Diftemper, but even when this Symptom proceeds from another Difeafe. Thefe Balls bring forth that fait Humour and bitter Phlegm which obftruct the Paffages of the Throat, and make ’em loath their Food. And they will alfo produce the Effed of thofe Remedies call’d Apophlegmatifmi, which are prefcrib’d by Phyficians to purge the Brain. Take a Pound of AJfafetida, as much Liver of Antimony, half a pound of the Wood of a Bay-Tree, an equal quantity of Juniper-Wood, and two ounces of Pellitory of Spain : beat all the Ingredients apart, to a grofs Powder, for which reafon the Woods muft be dry’d, then put ’em ail together into a large Mortar, and incorporate ’em with a fuffi- cient quantity of good Grape-Verjuice well clarify'’d, pouring it in by degrees, till they are reduc’d to a Mafs, of which make Balls of the weight of an ounce and a half, to be dry’d in the Sun. Take one of thefe Balls, wrap it in a Linen Clout, and tying a Thread to it, make the Horfe chew it two hours in the Morning; and he will eat affoon as you unbridle him : Do the fame at Night, and perfift: in this Method till the Horfe recover his Ap- petite. When one Ball is confum’d put in another. You may ufe thefe Balls on the Road, by tying one of ’em to the Bridle : and you muft perfift in the Ufe of ’em till the Horfe begin to feed heartily, which he will quickly do, if he be not troubl’d with fome other Diftemper. You may alfo make ufe of Cordial-Bills made of Treacle, which produce almoft the fame Effed. You muft tie ’em in a Clout to the Bit, and make the Horfe chew ’em two hours in the Morning, and as long in the Afternoon ; and alfoon as the Bit is taken ‘/ he Com feat H or fern an. 12 Part I. out, he will infallibly begin to eat, and his Appetite will encreafe by degrees, if the ufe of the Remedy be continu’d. Pills or Balls for the Stomach. Thefe Pills are good to make Horfes eat, but they mull be fwallow'd down, whereas the former Pills are only order d to be chew d. The above-mentioned Balls are proper for all forts of Horfes ; but thefe Pills mull not be given to a Horfe that is either actual- ly troubl’d with the Strangles, or inclin’d to ’em, becaufe they are not hot. And be- fides, 'tis not fo difficult to tie a Ball to the Bit, as to make a Horfe fwallow a Pill. The Pills are thus prepar’d ; Take a pound of Liver of Antimony, beaten to a very fine Powder, and with the Mucilage, or thick and fliniy folution of Gum Tra?acanth, make Pills or Balls each weighing ten drams, and lay ’em to dry. Make the Florfe fwallow two of thefe Balls whole, With a Pint of Wine, keeping him bridl’d two hours after, and repeat the fame Dole every day, for the fpa'ce of a Month. Thefe Pills are very ufeful, but they are Cooling, and therefore (as 1 inti- mated before) mult not be given to Plorfes when they are caltifig forth the matter of the Strangles thro their Noltrils, or are inclin’d to do fo, nor in any cafe that requires hot Medicines. CHAP. IX Horn to nourijh a Horfe that forfaits his Meat} during his Sicfyieji. SOme Horfes, when they are Sicfc, abltain totally from Feedings in which cafe you mult labour with all your Might, to deliver 'em from the Difeafe that oppreffes 'em, both by the choice of good Remedies, and a due and convenient application of em ; and in the compofition of every Medicine you mull have a fpecial regard to the re- lroring of their Appetite, that the Remedy may not only be proper for the Cure of thq Difeafe, but agreeable to the Stomach. The application of thefe Rules to parti- cular cafes would require an account of all the Difeafes to which Horfes are fubjeCt, and therefore 1 (hall at prefent content my felf with laying down this general Obfer- vation, that when a Horfe abftains obflinately from all manner of Food, you mult ufe all means that are not contrary to his Diltemper to make him eat, left you be forc'd at Ian to have recourfe to violent Methods, fuch as the lifual way of pouring in his neceffary Sultenance with a Florn, which cannot be done without drawing up his Head with a Halter, and putting him into a very uneafie pollute, which hinders him from breathing freely, and increafes the Fever when he Iras any. I confefs you may make him fwallow a Draught without uling the Halter; but even that cannot be done without expoling him in fome meafure to the fame Inconveniencies. I cannot approve the Method of thofe who if a Horfe abltain from eating for the fpace of twelve or fifteen hours, and even tho’ he be feiz’d with a Fever, immediately give him a Quart or two of Milk with folks of Eggs, which they imagine is fufficient to prevent all the ill effects of his preceding AbltinencC. But befides that, a Horfe may be fnffer’d to fill two days without any danger ; this fort of Nourifiimcnt is not at all agreeable to his Stomach, and even is apt to make him Sick, tho’ he was not fo before: ’Tis true Milk yields good Nourilhment, and is eafily digelled ; but tis iubjeCt to the common Inconveniency of the bell Aliments, that it quickly corrupts in a diforder’d Stomach, where it curdles and occafions violent Pains, and if it be not call forth at the Mouth ( which a Horfe cannot do, lince he never Vomits) it hardens, and produces dangerous ObliruCtions. So that Hippocrates had reafon to for- bid the ufe of it in Difeafes of the Head, Fevers, and fome other cafes, tho' he recom- mends it on certain occafions. Lac dare cafite doleniibm malum, malum etiam fcbricitan- tibus. If that famous Author thought it inconvenient for Men who are accullom'd to it, and can difeharge it b y Vomiting, how prejudicial mull it be to Horfes, who ne- ver tafie a drop of it after they leave off Sucking, and befides cannot Vomit ? I have made fome Trials of it, but always without the leaft Succefs, efpecially when the r t r* Chap 9, 1 he Compleat Horfe man. Horfes were Feverifh. In Stcmacbb agrotantium Anlmalium acejfit lac, Jed non imprimitur vitali CaraBere, pr opt ere a aciditas fit putreftBiva, attat non nutrit, fed malum auget. Thole who will not be diifwaded by thefe Reafons from feeding their Sick Horfes with Milk, may blame their own Indifcretion for the ill fuccefs of the Cure. For., let a Perfont who is in Health drink' a Glafs of Milk falling, and immediately Vomit it up again, as fome can do without the leaft difficulty, he will find that tis already become fowre, and even half coagulated, or turn’d to Cheefe, by reafon of the Acid or Sharp Juice in the Stomach of all forts of Animals: For 'tis a vulgar Obfervation that Acids have a power to curdle or coagulate Milk, which therefore cannot be agreeable to the Sto- mach of a Sick Horfe, where it prefently turns to Corruption, and inftead of nou- rifiling him, encreafes his Difeafe. Tis true, this Experiment cannot be made upon a Horfe who never Vomits, but it may ferve for a convincing Argument, that Milk is rather hurtful than profitable to a Difeas’d Horfe. Some give their Florfes ftrong FlBh-Broths or Jellies, which I have found by expe- rience to be very prejudicial to 'em ; ror it would be more proper to give ’em ExtraBs of Hay and Oats, which are their ufual Food. The dangeroufnefs of tiiis Method will appear more evidently, if we confider that Horfes have fo ftrong an averlion to Flejh and Fat, that fiich Broths are apter to defroy than to rejlore their Appetites: And all the World knows that if the Teeth of a Horfe, who is in perfect Health, be rubb’d with Fat or Suet, he will forfike his Meat, much more when he is actually Sick. I am not ignorant that the Fat may be taken away from Broath; but ftill ’tis plain that any fort of Broth is naufeous to a Horfe, and difagreeable to his Stomach, and therefore ought never to be given, fince there are other Aliments which are more na- tural, and in all refpeefts more convenient. I commend a very thin Broath made of Bread, efpeCially the Crum, boil'd with Wa- ter and a little Salt; fot 'tis certainly very proper Nourilhment for a Horfe that will neither eat Hay, Oats, nor Bran. I have feen fome Florfes drink this Liquor like Wa- ter, which nourifii d ’em for a confiderable time 5 and if they ftiould happen to loath ijt, you may force it down their Throats with a Florn, for a very little quantity will ferve to fufiain ’em. You may alfo feed the Sick Florfe with a Broth or Liquor, which is both cheap and eafily prepared, and befides, is of the lame nature with his ufual Nourifiiment. ’Tis made of Oats or cleans d Barley well boil’d in pure Water, without Butter, Fat, or any other mixture ; you rhuft Brain the Liquor from the Grains, and give it him luke- warm. It differs from his ordinary Food only by the boiling of the Oats or Barley, which cannot make it prejudicial to a Stomach that is vTeaken’d by the continuance of a Difeafe. This Method feerns to be founded on Reafon, and agreeable to the dictates of good fence : And experience will difeover its ufefulnefs. Take a pound of Barley-fewer, well fears'd and purifi’d from the Bran ; boil it in about two pints of Water to a fiifficient thicknefs, then take it from the Fire, and add a quarter or a pound cf Sugar. The quantity of Broth here preferib’d is lufficient to fuitain a Horfe four and twenty Hours, and mufti be given with a Horn. It moiftens the Body when dry’d by a Feverifii heat or any other caufe; but if the Fever be very gentle, and the want of Appetite proceed from feme other Caufe, you may add to the Broth an Ounce of the Cordial-Powder hereafter deferib’d, which will contribute pow- erfully to the recovery of his Appetite : Or you may mix with the Broth an Ounce of Liver of Antimony in Powder, which will make him Hungry, and allay the preterna- tural heat of his Entrails. When a Florfe is troubl’d with a Fever, Valpitaticn, or unufual beating of the Heart, or any other hot or violent Difeafes which feldom continue long 5 you muft be careful in proportioning the quantity of his Food, and neither give nor fuffer him to eat too much. Excefiive Eating has, to my certain knowledge, prov’d fatal to feveral Horfes, who might have efcap d, if they had been kept to a convenient, that is, a thin and fpare Diet. A great quantity of Hay is very hurtful to Sick Horfes; and Straw is bet- ter, when it can be had. Tis certain, that in thofe Difeafes that are of fiiort continu- ance, few or no Florfes die of Fhmger, whereas a great number of em are kill'd by excejfve Eating. When you are forc'd to give the Florfe his Food with a Florn, you muft proceed in that method according to his (Length and ftze. But if he eat without conftraint, as it happens frequently by vertue of the prepatd 'Antimony rnixt with his Bran, which gives him an Appetite, you muft keep him to a ftrid Diet: For when the na- tural Heat is wholly taken up in the Digeftion and Conco-ilion of Aliments, it can- 14 The Comfleat tiorfeman. Part 1 not exert its force to confume the Humor that caufes the Difeafe ; and confequently the Cure is retarded. I recommend a Arid Diet only in violent Diftempers, which are not of any long continuance ; for when the Difeafe lafts long, you mult take other Meafures, and feed the Horfe, left the preternatural Heat ftiould be augmented, and the body of the Horfe io dry’d, that you cou’d not afterwards reftore him to his wonted Conftitution. The Rules here laid down for the Nouriftiment of Sick Horfes fhall not be repeated afterwards. . Before I engage further in the defcription of Remedies, it will not be improper to admonilli thofe who are Lovers of Horfes, to beware of being Cheated by thofe deceitful Praifes that are given to the Remedies commonly call’d Secrets. The cuftom of extolling Remedies is grown fo general, that ’tis very hard to perceive whether thofe who magmfie ’em fo extremely, ad out of a principle of Juftice, or are fway'd by a vain defire to make a Figure in the World, and to perfwade the Publick that they are Mafters of fome rare and extraordinary Medicines. You may obferve, that they who are defirous to gain Credit to their Remedies, will at leaft aflure you that they are admirable, and that they cure all thofe who ufe ’em: You muft not feem to doubt of their Infallibility, tho5 in all their Defcriptions you can neither per- ceive any Method, Regularity of Dofes, nor the leaft appearance ofReafon, but muft blindly believe that thofe rare Secrets have perform’d innumerable Cures. I advife you not to fuffer your felf to be bubbl’d by fuch ill grounded Praifes: For experience will convince you, that they who have good Remedies never impart ’em but after long and earned Solicitations, and only to their beft Friends. My defign is not by difcrediting others, to recommend my own Remedies ; I only delire you to communicate ’em to Judicious and Learned Perfons, and after you have heard their Opinion of ’em, to try, and value ’em according to their Succefs. In the mean time I aflure you that you have in this Book the Summ of above Forty Tears Labour and Experience, during which time I have been ftill endeavouring to find out and make trial of the heft Remedies for Horfes • I have carefully perus’d all the Books that treat of this Subject, confulted Learned Men to refolve my Doubts, ftudied the various Efteds of Simples, and try’d the Vertue of’em not once but a hundred times. I have made Additions and Alterations according to the various Succefs I have had in my Pradice, and without defiring in the leaft to magnifie my Skill, I can aflure you that the greateft part of the Remedies here communicated to the Publick, are of my own Invention, and all of ’em compos'd Methodically, and grounded on Reafon. Belides, I have freely imparted all that I know, without concealing any thing, that the Publick may enjoy the fruit of my Labour. Before I was Mafter of that little Knowledge which Time and Experience have taught me, I efteem d the Remedies which I found to be effedual, fo precious, and kept ’em fo fecret, that I communica- ted ’em to very few; but I have fince overcome all thofe Prejudices. For 'tis certain, that thofe who excel in any Art are never jealous of the reft of their Profeffion ; whereas common Artifts and half Proficients cannot endure to hear any Man prais d but themfelves; and far from doing Juftice to the Merit of others, they imagine that every acknowledgment of the Skill of their Fellow-ProfelTors is a diminution of their own Glory. I pretend no right to the Title of Learned; but I cannot forbear expref- fing my fatisfadion to perceive that the favourable reception of this Treatife has ftirr d up the Indignation of fome Perfons who would be thought skilful. As foon as it appear’d, it was receiv’d by 1110ft 'Farriers with furious Exclamations againft the Method I prefcrib'd for the Cure of the Difeafes incident to Horfes, be- caufe I did not think fit to follow their thread-bare way of Pradice. Since that time feveral Perfons of Quality, who put fome confidence in my Experience, having com- manded their Farriers to obferve my Diredions pundually, they found ’em to be fuccefsful on a thoufand Occafions: They yielded at laft to the evidence of Truth, and by degrees began to read my Book, which cur’d ’em of fome of their old Pre- judices, and convinc’d almoft all of ’em, one after another: Infomuch that within thefe fifteen or fixteen Years the Method of curing Horfes is almoft wholly chang d at Pans, and the Farriers come daily to ask my advice concerning the Sick Horfes that are committed to their care, by which means they iatisfie their Cuftomcrs, who al- moft all read my Book, and will have their Farriers to obferve exadly the Method that is prefcrib'd in it, when their Horfes are feiz'd with any Diftemper. it things continue in this pofture, as according to all probability they will, the Art which we Chap 10. T he Comp leaf Horfe man, profefs, will in a little time be very much improv'd, and attended with better Suc- cefs than it was heretofore. So important an Effecft is already owing in a confidera- ble meafure to this Book, which ought to recommend it very advantageoufly to the Publick. CHAP. X. Of the Strangles. FE W or nor Horfes that are foal’d in this Country efcape being troubl’d with the Strangles, which is a Throwing forth or Evacuation of fuperfluous Humours ga- ther’d in the Bodies of Foals, either according to the ufual Method of Nature thro the Noftrils, or by Swellings or Boils under the Throat between the two Jaw-bones. They feem to differ from the Small-Fox in Children, only with refpect to the Place where the Humours are expell'd. I know there are various Opinions concerning the Caufe of this Diftemper: For fome look for its Original in the Mare’s Womb, from whence (they think ) the Foal brings the Seeds of it, which fome Years after, when the natural Heat is confi- derably augmented,break forth, and agitate the Humours,which by degrees are difcharg’d on fome part of the Body, where they ufually come to Suppuration. Others are of Opinion that the Change of Nourifhment, that is, of Milk to more folid Food, makes a notable Alteration in the Body, both in the Humours, and in the Parts that are nouwfh’d by ’em, which is follow’d by a Fermentation, that obliges Nature to make an Attempt to expel the Remainders of the firft Nourifhment, which ferve for a Fer- ment in this Diftemper. And in the laft place there are fome who believe that all Li- quors have their peculiar times of Fermentation, as Wine, Beer, Cyder, and Syrups boil, call: forth a Scum, and are purify’d, fome fooner, and others later, according to the various Conftitutions of the Liquors; and from hence they infer that the Blood of Animals has different times of Purification, for which reafon Men are feiz’d with the Small-Pox at diverfe Periods of their Age, but there not being the fame Variety in the Conftitution of Horfes, they are ufually troubl’d with the Strangles about the Third or Fourth Year of their Age. But the Conlideration of the Caufe of this Diftemper is of no great Importance for the Cure: and ’tis much more necelfary to know the way by which Nature expels the Humour, which, as I intimated before, is oftentimes evacu- ated by Swellings under the Throat, or by the Noftrils. Sometimes the Horfes dif- charge the Humour vifibly by thefe Boils; whereas it happens not unfrequently that the Swellings are never ripen’d, the Humour being refolv’d, and infenfibly tranfpiring thro’ the Skin. But the Cure is always moft certain, when the Swellings come to Sup- puration. Sometimes the Humour is evacuated by feveral Parts of the Body, as the Shoulders, Flams, the Parts above the Kidneys, the Feet, and generally whatfoever Member is weaker than the reft. Thus ’tis voided by fuch Parts as have been hurt or wounded: for when Nature is ir- ritated by her Enemy Ihe makes an Attempt to drive it out; and ’tis certain that the ftronger Parts caft their Load on the weaker. But if the Part that receives the Flumour be either cold, nervous, or of fmall Capacity, ’tis never able wholly to difcharge its unequal Burthen, but ever afterwards remains weak and infirm. When there is only an imperfedt Evacuation of the Humour, the Horfe is frequently troubl d with Falfe-Str angles at the Age of Six, Ten, or Twelve Years; which being neglected degenerates to the Glanders. When the Falfe-Str angles take their Courfe thro’ the Nofe (which rarely happens) the Horfe is much more troubl’d with Sicknefs, than when they find another Paffage: And in the general ’tis certainly the beft and fafeft Evacuation that is perform’d by the Kernels or Swellings under the Throat, for when they are open’d the Horfe is out of danger, and even thofe who void the Humor by the Nofe, are very much eas’d by ’em. The moft favourable time for Horfes to be feiz’d with this Diftemper, is when they are Foals, and run in the Meadows; for their Fleads being continually bow'd down to feed on the Grafs, the Evacuation is perform'd with lefs Trouble and Pain; and befides Grafs being a moift Aliment, increafes the Fluidity of the Humours, and by making 16 1 he Cample at Horfeman. Fart I. ’em run out more eafily, haftens the Cure. But you mull not conclude from henc6 that Grafs is good for this Diltemper : the Strangles require bet Medicines, and Grafs is cooling j but the Foals that are troubl d with ’em in the Meadows have a fufficient Stock of natural Heat and Strength to expel the Humour; and therefore they do not Band in need of additional Supplies of Heat., fince notwithstanding the Coolnefs of the Grafs, they are able of themfelves to conquer the Difeafe. But Horfcs that are us'd to dry Food mult not be turn'd out to Grafs , which woud cool ’em too much, and perhaps turn the Strangles to the Glanders. None of all the Italian and Spanijh Authors, who write of the Difeafes of Horfes, take notice of the Strangles: and tis very improbable that le Ruiny, who has deferib d all their other Diltempers fo exactly, wou’d have omitted this, if he had known it. But in thofe Southern Countries the Horfes are either never troubl d with the Strangles, or dis- charge the Plumour by the way of infenlible Tranfpiration. Pafcal Caracciolo does not mention this Diltemper in his large and excellent Treatife, Entitled, Gloria del Gavallo, which deferves to be tranflated by fome skilful Hand: And therefore I think my felf oblig'd to infift the longer on this Subject. In Gafcoign and fome Parts of Bearn, where the Climate is hot, and approaches to that of Spain, almolt all the Horfes die of the Strangles; for by reafon of the Imperfedt- nefs of the Evacuation, the Difeafe ends either in Blindnefs or Death • and I have feen fome Spanijh Florfes at Pans, who were feiz'd with Blindnefs, becaufe they had net voided the Humour that caufes the Strangles. To return to Gafcoign and Bearn, the Cli- mate is not hot enough to refolve the Humour, and diffipate it entirely ; and therefore fmee it ought to be expell d by more open Paffages,the Horfes difeharge it imperfectly and out of fealbn ; and if they be not powerfully affilted, the leaB dammage they receive by the Difeafe is the Lofs of their Eyes. But in this Country we are not afraid of fuch Acci- dents for our own Florfes, becaufe of the Temperatenefs of the Climate, which ena- bles ’em to expel the Humour without any difficulty. This difference might be illuBra- ted by a common Obfervation, for ’tis well known that at Pans Blow’s on the Head are not at all dangerous, and Sores in the Legs are rarely cur'd , whereas a quite contrary Effed: is obferv d in Provence and Languedoc. A Remedy for the Strangles. To make a Ilorfe difeharge the Humour perfe&ly, you muff cover the Parts under his Throat with the Skin of a Lamb or Sheep, laying the woolly Side next his Throat. Keep him warm and well fenc'd againft the Wind, and every day rub the Parts about his Jaws with the following Compolition. Take Oil of Bay, and freffi Butter, of each an equal quantity, Ointment of Marjh-Mallows, the weight of both; Mingle ’em cold in a Pot, and befmear the Part with this Ointment, which will ripen the Kernels. Af- foon as you perceive that there is Matter within 'em, if it cannot pierce the Skin, ( as it were to be wifh'd it fhould ) you muff apply to each Swelling a red-hot Iron of a crooked Figure, for fear of hurting the neighbouring Gullet; and after the Scabs are fall’n away, apply a Tent cover’d with the Suppurative or Ripening Ointment, to the Hole that is left open. The Defcription of 'the Ointment follows. 77?e Suppurative Ointment, commonly call d Baulicum. Take Yellow Wax, Sheep's Sewet, Rofin, and Black Pitch, of each half a pound, cut ’em into fmall Pieces, then put five pounds of Oil-Olive in a Bafon or Pot, let it over a pretty ftrong Fire, and when the Oil is hot, add the other Ingredients: after they are wholly melted, ftrain the liquid Mafs thro’ a Piece of Canvafs or courfe Cloth, and then add a pound of Turpentine, Birring it conBantly till it be cold : fo fhall you have an excellent Suppurative, call d Bafilicum. You may either chafe the Parts that you would have ripen’d, with this Ointment, or anoint Tents with it. It digefts and ripens the Matter, and affwages the Pain that is caus’d by the Matter or Quittor when ’tis generated. If you mix Verdigreafe, and white Vitriol, both in fine Powder, with this Ointment, it will heal a Wound, and bring it to a Scar. If the Fleffi grow too faff, and Bop the Hole that ffiou’d give paffage to the Matter; or if the Flefh about the Hole be bloody or foamy, you mult rub the Tents with Chap ii. ‘I be Compleat Horfeman. zsFgyptiacwn, which is an Ointment commonly us'd for the cleanfing of Sores; or mix Verdigreafe and white Vitriol with the Bajilicum. If the Hole clofe up too loon; you muft open it again with a hot Iron. If the Horfe void the Humour fufficiently by the Nofe, you muft notdiliurb Nature by endeavouring toaffift her; only keep the Horfe warm, and walk him every Morning and Evening : for there is no Danger after the PalTage is open'd. But if his Nofe be oh ftruded by hard or dry Matter, fo that he can neither breathe freely, nor expel the Humour without Pain: you muft inject into his NoftrilS; with a fmall Syringe; a warm Liquor made of equal parts ot Aqua-Vita and Oil-Olive lhaken together, which will loofen the Flegmatic Humour that ftops the Paffages, and help Nature to throw it out. You will find^great Benefit by the repeated Ufe of this eafie Remedy. If the Matter be evacuated in too fmall a Quantity, and Nature feem to be languid; you muft endeavour to warm the Horfe s Body with Cordial Fills, the Cordial Powder, or the Electuary of Kermes; or you may give him feme Doles of the Lieutenant's Powder, deferib’d in the Second Part: Or if none of thefe Medicines can be had, you may give him every Morning half an Ounce of Treacle mix’d with a Pint of' Spanijh Wine. A large Quantity of the Herb Periwinkle chopp d final 1 and mix’d with moiflend Bran, will make the Horfe void the Humour plentifully. Afterwards you may put Feathers into his Nofe, in this manner. Take two large Goofe-Quills, of thofe that grow in the middle of the Wing, anoint ’em with frelh Butter melted in a Plate, and afioon as they are cold, fprinkle the Ends of ’em with a little Powder of Pepper or of Tabacco : thenthruft ’em up into the Horfe’s Noftrits, and to keep ’em from falling out, tye a ftrong Thread to the great Ends of the Quills, and fallen it to the Halter, leaving him in that Pofture with a Bit in his Mouth for the fpace of two hours. This muft be done two days, and on the third you muft fprinkle the Ends of the Quills with Powder of white Hellebore, continuing after the fame manner till all the Matter be evacuated. It will be convenient to repeat the ufe of the Cordial Pills, or Powder, or the Lieute- nant's Powder, as often as there fhall be occafion: or you may ufe the following Ele- ctuary. When the Difeafe is ftubborn, you muft fyringe the Horfe’s Noftrils from time to time. The EleBuary of Kermes is of excellent Ufe in this Cafe, and correds the Corruption and Stench of the Matter. CHAP. X!. Gf the Ele&uary of Kermes THis Electuary wou’d be in all refpeds as noble a Remedy for Horfes , as the Confecti- on Alkermes, if inftead of the dry Grains of Kermes, which are properly nothing elfe but the Bark, Farriers wou’d make ufe of the true and precious Pith or Pulp en- closd in ’em , which is firft a liquid Subftance, but when it grows ripe, is reduc’d, without any artificial Preparation., to a very red Powder, which falls of it felf out of the Hole in its Bark or Cover, on that Side where it flicks to the Wood or Leaf of a Shrub call’d the Scarlet-Oak, on which it grows. Affoon as this Powder begins to be and to turn to little Worms of the fame Colour, you muft quench it with Juice of Limons redifi’d and feparated from its Phlegm to the Confumption of a fourth part; then knead it; and make it up into little Troches, which muft be dry’d. Thus prepar’d ’tis much better than its Bark; which is brought to us from Languedoc. Take four Ounces of thefe Troches, if they can be had; or if you have only the Grains, take a Pound of the frefheft and faireft of ’em; tho’ dry ; half a Pound of Juniper-Berries, ripe and dry ; Cuhehs, and Bay-Berries, of each fix Ounces; Roots of Spanijh Scorzonera, Mafier-Wart, Zedoary, Flower-de-luce of Florence, and Shavings of Hards-Horn and Ivory, of each four Ounces and a half; Elecampane-Roots, Bark of Oranges and Citrons dry’d in the fhade, of each four Ounces; Cinnamon half an Ounce; Cloves and Nutmeg, of each two Drams. 18 1 he Compleat Horfeman. Fart i. All the Ingredients muft be reduc’d to a fine Powder, fears’d, and then weigh’d ; if you take the full Doles of each, the weight of all together will amount to three Pounds ten Ounces, and two Drams of Powder. Then take eleven Pounds of clarifi d Honey, and boil it to half the thicknefs of a Syrup • after which take the Velfel from the Fire, and while the Honey is yet hot, pour in the Powders by degrees, and incor- porate ’em throughly together. You muft fufFer the Eleftuary to ferment two Months in a Pot before you give it to the Horfe. The Dofe is a quarter of Pound in a Quart of White-Wine, or two Ounces in a pint of Spanijh-Wine. It muft be Infus’d over Night, and next Morning given to the Ilorfe, who muft ftand Bridled two Hours before, and as long after. Tho’ this EleBuary is compos'd of the fame Drugs that are us'd in the preparations of Cordial Powders, it will be found to be more effectual ; becaufe the Fermentation exalts the vertue of its Ingredients, and the Honey being impregnated with their Volatil Salt, communicates it to the Stomach, Lungs, and Heart, and from thence to all the parts of the Body. Thus tis plain that this Medicine operates more vigoroilfly and quickly than Cordial Powders, fince ’tis prepar'd by the fticceeding Fermentation, before it enters into the Stomach. Avicen makes a long difcourfe to prove the ufefulnefs of Fermentation, which he confirms by the example of Treacle, demonftrating that the Fermentation that fucceeds the Compofition of that Remedy produces a certain Qua- lity and Vertue out of an infinite number of Simples, which can only be attributed to the digeftion of the Ingredients; Ait enim duplicate ejje onera, Car duus Benedict us, Scabious, Rofes, and bitter Succory, of each half a Pint: Give the Iloife a Quart of thefe Waters, with an Ounce of Zedoary, and two Drams of Saffron, both in fine Powder ; then rinfe the Horn with the half Pint that remains, and make* him drink that alfo: After which let him ftand four hours with a Water- bit in his Mouth, and as foon as you unbridle him lay moiftend Bran before him, leav- ing him to eat at his pleafure till Night, and then give him a good Clyfter with an Ounce and an half of Sal Polychreft. . , Take AJJd-fcetida and Powder of Savin, or each hall an Ounce, and tie em in a Bag to the Bit; let the Horfe ftand two hours, then unbridle him, and after two hours more put in the Bag again. For, befides that this Bag gives him an Appetite, it cafes his Head, by making him void a great quantity of Water and bitter Flegm. Inftead of the Zedoary and Sajjrcn, you may mix an Ounce of the Confettion of Hy- acinth without Mask or Ambcr-grife, with the Cordial Waters; and the fame may be re- peated two or three times if need require, and if you found any Benefit by the firft Dofe : for that which gives Eafe, may (if continu’d ) perfed the Cure. The main part of the Cure confifts in giving the Horle one or two foftening Clyjhrs, with Sal Polychrejl every day. A Softening Clyfter. Take Leaves of Mallows, Violets, Herb-Mercury, Pellitory of the Wall, of each three Handfuls; Anms-feeds one Ounce, or a Handful of green Fennel, if it be in the Summer; let ’em boil half an hour, in a large Pot or Kettle, in three Quarts of Water ( for a little Horfe) or four (for a large one) adding an Ounce and a half or two Ounces of Li- ver of Antimony in fine Powder. After the Decoction is half-cold, prefs it out, and add to the Brain'd Liquor four Ounces of Lenitive Electuary , and a Quarter of a Pound of frejh Butter: Mix" and make a Clyfter, which muft be injeded after you have rakd the Horfe • then put him again into the Stable, and let him ftand half and hour bridl’d. If thefe Remedies be apply’d with Prudence when the Occafion requires, and with- out either Rafhnefs or Negligence, the Horfe will certainly be eas’d by ’em, unlefs the Difeafe be extremely violent. CHAP. XVI. The Vniverfal Cordial-Powder. TAke SaJJafras, Zedoary, Elecampane ,Gentian, Carlin-Lhiftle, Angelica, Cubebs, Spanijh Scorzc- nera Mafter-Wort, and Marjh-Mallows, of each half a Pound; Birth-Wcrt round and ]ona • Bay-Berries, Bark of Oranges and Citrons, Savin, of each four Ounces ; Carda- moms, Liquorice, Myrrh, Shavings of Haris-Horn and Ivory, Coriander-Seed, Seeds of Car- tain ay Cummin, Apnife, and Fennel, of each two Ounces; Cinnamon an Ounce ; Cloves, Chap. 17. I he Compleat H orfeman Nutmeg, and Oriental Saffron, of each half an Ounce; all freffi and gather’d in due time, "for a Root dug up in Summer is of no Value, and therefore they muB be ga- ther’d in the Spring, when they begin to Boot forth, or about the time of Advent, before the Frolt. The Mqdicine will be more effectual, if you add a Pound of the Grains of Kermes; but fince they cannot be kept without lofing a part of their Virtue, ’tis better to mix ’em with Balls, that they may be preferv’d in their intire Force. Beat all the Ingredients feparately, reducing ’em to a grofs Powder; then Brain ’em thro’ a Hair- Sieve, mix the whole Powder exadly and weigh it, for you muB not weigh the Drugs before they are beat and feare d a-part. The Powder may be preferv d a long time without any diminution of its Virtue, if it be prefs’d hard in a leathern Bag, which muft be kept clofe ty’d. This is fo univerfil a Remedy, that every Man who keeps a Horfelhou’d always have fome of it by him, efpecially on a Journey, or in the Army, where there is not Con- veniency to make it; for by the Ufe of this Medicine Horles have been frequently pre- ferv'd from feveral very confiderable Infirmities. The Virtue of this Powder decays if it be kept too long; and therefore the beB way is to prepare a fmall Quantity of it, that you may always have fome of it frefh. I have lately found out a way, which has prov'd very fuccefsful, to keep it Thirty Years in its full Strength, and befides to render it portable, and more effectual, which are certainly very great Advantages. I reduce it to Balls, which are fo hard that the Air cannot penetrate nor fpoil ’em ; and a Man may carry ’em in his Pocket, Port- mantle, or any other way that Ball be moB convenient. It will plainly appear by the following Account of my Method, that the Cordial Powder is very much im- prov’d by it. CHAP. XVII. Of the Cordial Balls, or Treacle Pills. TAke a Bufhel of ripe and black Juniper-Berries, gather'd in the End of Augufi, or the Beginning of September • beat 'em and put 'em into a Kettle with eight or nine Quarts of Water. Set it on the Fire to boiQ Birring it fometimes till it grow thick ; then prefs it out, and referve the Liquor. Strain the remaining Subftance thro’ a Searfe as they ufe to Brain Ca/Jia, throw away the Husks and Berries, and mix the Brain’d Pulp with the above-mention d Liquor. Boil it again over a clear Fire, Birring it from time to time, till it be reduc'd to the Thicknefs of Broth ; then take it from the Fire, and when ’tis half cold, mix it in a Mortar with the full Quantity of the Powder preferib’d in the preceding Chapter, adding a Pound of the Grains of Kermes in Powder. Make up the whole Mafs into Balls, weighing twelve Drams each, which muB be dry'd on the Strainer with its Bottom turn’d upwards. Thefe Balls grow little, and very hard ; but they mufl be made in Summer, for they are not eafily dry'd in the Winter, and befides they grow mouldy, if they be not kept in a Stove or Skellet. After they are dry they lofe not their Virtue; and the Addition of the Mucilage of Juniper- Berries, which ferves for a Cement to unite the parts of the Powder, does alio very much augment its EBicacy ; for thofe Berries alone are endow’d with admirable Vir- tues: They are good for the Stomach and Bread, provoke Urine, and may be juBly call’d the Treacle of the Germans. But the Powder may be made up into Balls without any Mucilaginous or glewy SubBance, after the following Manner : Put the Powder into a large Mortar, and mix it with a little Cordial Water of Sccr&onera, or fuch like ; and after you have beaten and mix’d ’em with the PeBle, pour in more Water, and conti- nue to beat, mix, and add new Water by turns, till the whole Mafs be of a fufficient ConliBency to be made up into Balls. Thefe Balls may be dry 'd fooner and more eafily than the others, but fince the Muci- lage of the Juniper-Berries does very much increale the Virtue of the Balls, inBead of that you muB add half a Pound of the Berries, which you may beat with the reB of the Compolition, when you mix it with the Water,and beat it up to a Mafs; and it will be Bill more eBechial, as I hinted before, if a Pound of Grains of Kermes be added to it. When you have occafion to ufe the Balls, you muB beat ’em to a grofs Powder, which you may either infufe a whole Night, or mix with Wine immediately before The Compleat Horfeman. P ART I vrm "exhibit it: for ifyoufhould give the Balls whole, the Horfe wou’d perhaps void ’em as intire as he took ’em. The Dofe is two Balls. They have the fame Virtues with the Cordial Powder: 1 have usd cm with very soodSuceefs, and find ’em very convenient both with refped to Carnage, and to the Quantity of the Dofe, which is always ready weigh J. ...... c I pive ’em the Name of Treacle-Tills or Balls, becaufe tliey have all the \ litues of Treacle and are even in feme refpeds better, fmee there is not the leal! Mixture of Honey,3and they are compos d of Ingredients that ftrengthen Natme wit lout inflaming it. * They refift Corruption, and deftroy that fuperfiuous Acid which u the Root of all Difeafes' when there is too great Abundance of it in the Body, for it caufes a Fermen- tation that cannot be allay'd or Hopp’d but by the Alcali contain d m thefe Ingredients. And Experience will convince you that this Remedy reftores Health, without heating Tic (hivering Fits that are occafion’d by the drinking of extremely cold Water, may be quickly ftopt, by giving one of thefe Balls beaten to Powder in a Pint of good Wine,’ and the fooner, if you mix ’em with Spmifli Wine. _ When a Horfe forfakes his Meat on a Journey, give him two ot thefe BAs in a a Quart of Wine and after you have kept him two hours bndld, he will eat ailoon as you unbridle him. This Remedy is not inferiour to the Umtmam'sPoWtr; and von mav alfo give a Dofe of it by way of Prevention to preferve Horfes from Difeafes. Ther e are feveral Perfons who wou’d value themfelves very highly upon the Invention of foch a Secret, and would be very loth to communicate it to the Public. Tiie Dole of the Cordial Vcivder is two Ounces 5 but lince tueie is no danger in ex- ceeding the Quantity, if you have not Scales by you, you may give three (ilver Spoon- fuls to large Horfes, and two to fmall ones. Infufe it cold all Night m a Quart of red Wine and in the Morning give it to the Horfe, keeping him bndl d four hours before and two hours after. And befides you muft rinfe the Pot or Horn with another half Pint of Wine, and give it to the Horfe to waih his Mouth. . , You mav either infufe the Balls, or mix ’em immediately before you give em; and you mav repeat the Dofe of either the Balls or Vender every Morning for three or four Days together. To a Horfe troubl’d with the Cold, who voids Matter, or coughs, you may give either of thefe Remedies with very good Succeis, in a Quart of Spamjh Wine. Neither muft you be afraid that they will heat him too much, for that which is call’d Heat in Horfes proceeds only from the acid or (harp Juice, that abounds in his Stomach and flowing out of its natural Place, difturbs and interrupts the Digefhons that ought to be perform’d in each part. T his Humour being out of it3 natmal Place, becomes the Principle of Heat and Corruption, and there is none die in Horfes: from whence cis plain that it ought to be blunted and dehroy d by silkalies cr fixt Salts, ac- cording to the Dodrine of Learned Cbjmifts. Now thefe Competitions are full of Sim- ples that abound with a fweet AlkaU, which deftroys the Acid that is the Principle of Heat in Horfes. And befides thefe Ingredients ftrengthen the Heart, and all the Pow- ers or Faculties of Nature, and enable her to expel that which offends her, by the nfu.il Paffages. I cou'd eafily demonftrate that the add Juice, which is of a piercing and diftolvinu Nature, and caufes Digeliion in the Stomach, is tncSouice ot aL thole Eil- c 1% that are call'd Hot, when it abounds too much, and leaves its natural place, the Stomach But Rich a Differtation wou’d rather tire, than inftruet the Reader; and the lit- tle I have laid is Sufficient for the Wife. And therefore I fhall only repeat my Affiertion, that the preternatural Heat in Horfes proceeds ufually from the too great Abundance ot the Acid juice, which flowing out of the Stomach, becomes the Principle of Cor- ruption and Heat, and the Caufe of many Dileales. But to return to our Sub- *C the Vein, as by cutting it. Let the Hone’s ufual Food be mciftend Bran ; let him not lie loitering in a Corner of the Stable, but ufe moderate Exercife ; and his Ordinary Drink muft be prepar’d thus. Melt two Pounds of Brimjlone in an Iron Spoon, and while it boils, throw it into a Pail of Water; then take out the Brlmfonc, melt it again, and caft it into the fame Water, which the lick Horfe muft drink ; for the Water will retain the fweet and bal- famic Salt of Brimjlone, which is the Baljam of the Lungs. The progrefs of this Difeafe, even when ’tis incurable, is not very quick, but rather infallible : for the Sharpnefs of the Matter increafes by degrees, as the Ulcer grows greater, and the Part affeded is piece-meal eonfum’d ; in the mean time the neighbouring Parts are fpoil’d, the whole Body pines away, and receives no Benefit by the belt and largeft Supplies of Nourillimeiit. Some Horfes cannot endure the Water prepar'd with Brimftone, and therefore you muft take the Fajle of a deny White-Leaf, when ’tis juft ready to be put into the Oven, and fteep it in the Water, for the Tartnefs of the Pafie will correct the loathfome Tafte of the Brimjlone, and make the Whiter grateful to the Horfe ; and befides it nouriffies him, and comforts his inward Parts. As the Ulcer increafes in a part fo near the Heart, it caufes a Hectic Fever (the ufual effect of the Glanders) by which the whole Body is dry’d, and the Horfe dies about fix Months or a Year after. But lince ’tis hard to know certainly whether the Glanders be of this kind, which almoft always proves Mortal, you muft endeavour to I he Compleat Horfeman. V A R T 1. difcover the nature of the Difeafe by the application of proper Remedies, by the fiiccefs of which you may 'perceive whether there be any hopes of the Cure : Thus you may exhibit the 'Drink which I prefcrib’d, for "tis very proper in all the various forts of Glanders, efpCcially in the mod dangerous kind, that which affecfts the Lungs. And to convince you that you ought not to defpair of the Cure, at the fil'd appear- ance of this Didemper, 'tis obferv’d that fome Horfes recover of themfelves in the Stable ; but this happens only when there is not an Ulcer, the matter not being iliarp enough to corrode and wade the part: However, fince ’tis impodtble to judge cer- tainly of the Malignity of the Didemper, you mud not negled the ufe of Re- medies. The Horfes that are feiz’d with this Difeafe, are frequently put into a way of Reco- very by the ufe of good Remedies, which would even perfed the Cure, if the Lungs were not alreadyi waded j but God alone can redore a confum’d Part. I remember I attempted the Cure of a Horfe troubl’d with the Glanders, and kept him in the con- dant ufe of Remedies for a whole Month together: Every Morning I made him drink three Pints of the Emetic Wine, with two Ounces of the Cordial Penvdtr, and in the Evenings I Syring'd his Nofe with half a Glals of the fame Wine, which dilfolv’d the Kernel between his two Cheek-Bones, and gave him a good Appetite to his Meat: His Eye look’d well, he voided lefs Matter, and had all the figns of Amendment; after which I purg’d him, and committed the reft of the Cure to Nature ; but the Horfe by degrees pin’d away, and at laft dy’d. After his Death I open’d his Body, and found his Lungs wholly turn’d to a Mals of Corruption. I confefs I ought not to have purg’d him during the time of his Evacuation at the Nofe: For Experience has fince convinc’d me that the Purgation of a Horfe, when he voids Matter by the Nofe, is apt to give him the Glanders, tho' he have it not already. This puts me in mind of another Horfe that was committed to my care, to whom I gave two Dofes of the Remedy deferib’d in the following Chapter, which made him void abundance of Matter. Then I purg’d him, and afterwards gave him three Dofes of the Cordial Tills in Wine, for three days together, and eight days after three Dofes more, but the Evacuation of the Matter was wholly Hop’d. I order’d him to be air’d and walk'd ,* and, to compleat the Cure, according to my judgment at that time, I purg'd him again ten days after, and at laft took out the Kernel, which was large and fix'd. The Wound being closd, I let him Blood, and concluding him to be cur d, fent him to his Mafter. Six Months after he began to void Matter again, and continu'd in that condition above fix Years, during which time he was able to walk a foot-pace, and Work very well; but at laft he pin’d away, and died. I thought fit to communicate thefe two Inftances, out of a hundred others I have met with in my Practice, to demonftrate that oftentimes the Horfe is in the greateft danger when he feems to be cur’d. And therefore when a Farrier undertakes to cure a Horfe of the Glanders, you may conclude that either he will hardly be able to per- form his Promife, or that the Difeafe is not really what you imagine it to be. T is a moft certain Rule, that a Horfe fttould never be Purg'd while he voids Mat- ter at the Nofe , for a Turgfmg Medicine may throw him into this Diftemper, tho’ he were free of it before. We mult follow Nature in the Cure of Difeafes, and not compel her to change her courfe, or to fubmit to one that is oppolite to that which jhe has already taken, as Purgation is in the prefent cafe. ’Tis true, moft Farriers ob- lerve that Method, but I’m fully convinc’d that ’tis very dangerous, and oftentimes fatal. The Emetic Wine never purges a Horfe, tho’ the Dofe be augmented to two or three Quarts; for it works by infenfible Tranfpiration, and is an excellent Remedy. You will find it deferib’d in the Twenty Third Chapter. Chap. 19. 'i he Comp!eat Horfe man C H A P. XIX. Horn to expel the Matter by the Nole. I Shall proceed to defcribe fome Remedies proper for this Diftemper : And if the Cafe be not altogether defperate, you will quickly perceive the good effeds of 'em. Before you give any Remedies, you muft confider whether the fick Horfe be a hearty Feeder: For if he be nice and fqueamifti, the Cure will never fucceed accor- ding to your defire., fince fome of the Medicines you muft: give him will encreafe the natural Infirmity of his Stomach ; fo that it will coft you as much Pains and Time to reftore his Appetite as to cure the Glanders, and at the end you will find it impoffible to compafs your defign. But if the Horfe that is committed to your Care be a good Eater, in the firfe place make him abftain from his Oafs, then take Aqua Vita and Oil Olive, of each a Quart, mix or brew 'em together in a Pot, till they be perfectly united, and fpurt fome of this Liquor into his Noftrils five or lix times every day. Thefe Injections will cure the little Ulcers in- his Noftrils that are caus'd by the fharp- nefs and malignity of the Matter, and facilitate the defcent of the Humour which is apt to flick and grow dry in the Paffages, and Hop the florfe’s Breath ; and therefore you muft Syringe his Noftrils both before and after you give him a Medicine to expel the Matter. Afterwards take four Spoonfuls of ftrong Vinegar, and as much good Aqua Vita, diffolve in 'em a Dram of Treacle above two Tears Old, and add a'Scruple of White- Hellebor in Powder, and two grains of Powder of Long Pepper : Mix ’em all toge- ther, and injeCt the mixture into the Horfe s Nofe, one half into each Noftril, then walk him in his Cloaths at a foot-pace, for the fpace of an hour, fuffering him to fnuff the Ground with his Nofe, and he will infallibly call forth abundance of Matter: Nor muft you be lurpriz'd if he lofe his Appetite, for he will quickly recover it. If any noble part be affected he will die in a little time ; but if he live beyond that time, there is fome hope of his Recovery. Let him ftand Bridl’d four hours before you give him this Remedy, and two hours after; and befides, you muft walk him abroad Morning and Evening for the fpace of an hour. But tho the LXoi fe have ftrength to undergo this Evacuation, and tho’ none of his noble Parts be coni tun’d, I cannot po- fitively allure you that he will be cur’d of the Glanders, if there be a great Ulcer; on- ly he wall not die fo quickly. Eight days after, if the Running at the Nofe ftill continue, repeat the ufe of the ahove-mention'd Remedy, and endeavour to ripen the Kernel or Gland, by applying Retoires (or Medicines to break the Skin) and convenient Plaifiers or RultiJJes, liich as the Ointment in the Thirteenth Chapter; or take it off with an .aclual or potential Cautery. The actual Cautery is a red hot Iron, which muft be apply d to the Kernel; and the potential Cautery is that which is commonly call'd a Caufiic Stone, which infen- fibly burns the part, and makes a Scab fall off. Inftead of the potential Cautery, you may open the Kernel to the middle with a Lance, and after it has done Bleeding, thruft the quantity of a Bean of Arfenic, wrap’d in a piece of Paper to the bottom of the Hole, which muft be Hop'd with Cotton. About the fifth or fixth day the Matter will begin to come out, and after the ninth or tenth a Scab will fall off, refembling the Kernel of a Nut. If there remain any Impurity or foul Flelh, keep the hole open as long as you can with the Ointment etite. : o A (Remedy to prevent D if cafes of the Flead. I propofe this Remedy for tliofe Difeafes of the Head, which continu’d to infeB ome Horfes in the Year 1672. and it will certainly lucceed if you refdt the Difeafe in he beginning; but if the DiBemper has made any progrefs, it will not yield to * his Remedy: And therefore you muB prepare the Medicine as foon as you have he leaB fulpicion that your Horfe is feiz’d with this DiBemper; for 'tis better to lake it in vain four times, than once to neglect the opportunity of making it, fince : always produces fome good effecFs. As foon then as you perceive the leaB fign of this Difeafe : For example, if Jie lorfe be dull, heavy, and refufe his Oats, give him an Ounce of burnt Allow, in owder, with an Ounce oi Salt of Glajs, or Axungia vitri, and two Ounces of ugar-Candy in a Quart of White, or (which is better) Spanijh-Wine : Then keep im Bridl d two Hours, after which unbridle him; and you will certainly find him ee of the DiBemper. And even tho’ he be not troubl’d with that Difeafe, this Remedy will do him . Dod by confuming the Phlegm in his Stomach, and giving him a good Appetite. 1 he Com feat Horfeman. Fart I. A Charge for Dijeafes of the Head. Take about two Pounds of Blood out of the lick Horfe’s Neck-Vein* receive the Blood into a convenient Veffel, Birring it with your hand to hinder it from coagu- lating ; then fet it on the Fire, Birring it continually with a Wooden Slice, and add to it three quarters of a Pound of Oil-Olive, and two Glaffes of Vinegar : Boil ’em to the conliBence of an Ointment, with which luke-warm Charge his whole Head, leaving only his Eyes open : This Charge will diflolve the Matter that is gathered in the Pat fages and make it run ; befides, it will Brengthen and bind the Parts, and hinder the Defluxion from falling upon ’em. The frequent ufe of Clyjler s will alfo divert the Humours, and make a Revulfion; and you muB give one at leaB every day. Befides, you muB apply black Hellebore, as you were taught before, and make a fecond application two days after, if the Brit do not caufe a iwelling. C H A P. XXVI. An excellent Remedy for the Difeafe in the Head, call'd, The SpaniilvEvil. Hitherto thefe have been but few good Remedies prefcrib'd for the Difeafe of the Head, call'd, (I know not why) the Spanijh-Evil. You may know it by the Ilorfe’s daggering or reeling as he goes, which is caus d by the motion of the Vapours in their afcent to the Brain, which make him fo giddy that he cannot walk flraight forward : Beiides, he has a ftrong averlion to his Meat, his Mouth burns, his Heart and Flanks beat violently j and by viewing him attentively you may eafily perceive, that he fuffers extreamly, and can hardly efcape without timely afliBance. Take one of thofe Beer-Glalfes, which are very large and yellow, reduce it to Powder, and Brain it thro’ a fine fearce : Or rather (which is far more effectual) take four Ounces of Salt of Glafs, which is white, and may be found in Druggifts-Shops, beat it very fmall, and afterwards beat a handful of Salt ; mix ’em with three Pints of Cordial-Water in a Pot, and heat'em till the Salt be difiolv'd, that is, as much of it as can be diffolv'd: The common Salt will open the Body of the Salt of GlaJ's, and make the Cordial-Water penetrate it, for Salts do not aCt unleis they be diffolv'd. Then Brain out the Liquor, and while it boils infufe in it two Ounces of good and freth for fix or eight Hours, during which time you muff keep the Water luke-warm: Strain again, and throwing away the Tbea as ufelefs, keep the Water that is impreg- nated with the Salt, and with the Tincture of the Thea. Afterwards give the whole quantity of the Liquor to the Horfe, pouring it into his Throat with a Horn, then cover him, and keep him three Hours Bridl’d in the Stable. If the firft Dofe do not cure, him, give him another four and twenty Hours after, and every day inject a Clyjler of two Quarts of Emetic Beer, or inBead of that, take an Ounce of Sal Polycreft, as much Cokquihtida llic'd frnall, two Drams of Anni-feeds beaten, and two Quarts of Beer; mix ’em, and let ’em Band in Infulion fix hours on hot Allies, then boil ’em a little, Brain, and adding a quarter of a Pound of frcjlj Butter, inject it luke-warm- There is a great deal of Malignity in bills Diflemper, for ’tis accompani'd with a preternatural Heat, which deBroys that which is natural j and oftentimes before a Man thinks of giving this Remedy. fome noble Part is feiz d with fo violent an Inflamma- tion, that the Fire cannot afterwards be extinguiflfd till the whole part is confirm'd, which fatal event may be occafion’d by the neglect of one day. Thus the Horde’s Death muB not be imputed to the infufficiency of the Remedy, which is certainly very effectual, but to the untimely application or it. By virture of the Fix'd Salts, of which it is compos’d, it puts a Bop to the fubtilty, or (if I may ufe that expreflion) the great Volatility of the (harp and fubtle Spirits, which, by reafon of their light- nefs, are earn'd to the Brain, and by their malignant and poyfonous fharpnefs, change and vitiate its SubBance. And fines a Fix'd Salt, when ’tis Bronger and in greater Chap. 16 ‘I be Compleat Horfe man. quantity is able to fix a volatil Salt, and unite the fame to its own Subfiance : the two Salts that compofe this Remedy will fix thofe Saline Spirits that rife with the Vapours, and occalion ail the Diforders that are obferv'd in Horfes when they are feiz'd with this Diftemper. This is a very probable Hyfothefs, and I wou’d infift longer upon it, if it cou’d be underflood without fome Knowledge in Chymiftry. Befides what I have faid concerning the Effect of thofe Salts, they open the Body of the Thea • and the Water, by their Alliflance, is impregnated with the Ejj'ential Salt of that Plant, and extracts all its Vertue. Tis generally acknowledg'd that Thea is of exellent Ufe to llrengthen the Brain, when 'tis weaken d by thofe volatil, fharp, and malignant Salts I mention’d before : from whence 'tis plain, that this Remedy muff: infallibly cure the Horfe, if the Difeafe be not inveterate. Afterwards you mult adminifler good Clyfters, give him boil’d Water for his ordinary Drink, and keep him to a fpare Diet j but if he abftain wholly from eating, you mull give him the Remedies defcrib d in the VIth. Chapter. Thus I have freely communicated this Secret to the Public, which I’m perfuaded is the only Remedy for thofe Difeafes; for Experience has convinc’d me of its admira- ble Efficacy to quench that unnatural and violent Heat which confumes the lick Horfe. The Caufe why thofe Horfes that are cur’d of the Difeafes of the Head are never afterwards fit for Service, is the Neglect of Farriers, who take no Care to purge away the offending Matter. For tho’ the Diforders that accompany'd the Difeafe are qui- eted, there remains a Ferment, which may produce very bad Confequences, if it be not expell'd by good Purging Medicines, fuch as that which follows. A Purging Medicine to be given to Horfes after they are curd of Vijcajes of the Head. > Take extracted CaJJla, four Ounces, Agaric two Ounces, fine clear Scammony three Drams, Powder of Rhubarb fprinkl d two or three times with a little Aqua Vita, two Drams, Coriander-Seed, and Flowers of Roman Cammomil in Powder, of each one Dram, Maflich one Scruple: Reduce the dry Ingredients to Powder, mix’em with two Pounds of frejh Butter, and make ’em up into Pills of the Bignefs of 1"emus-Balls, which you mull make the Florfe fwallow, keeping him bridl’d eight Hours before and fix af- ter : walh his Mouth after 'em with a Quart of Emetic Wine, or for want of that, of ordinary M'tne; and walk him half an Hour. About four and twenty Hours after, when he begins to purge, walk him abroad once every two Hours, about a quarter of an Hour, or halt an Hour each time, to promote the Purgation. Or you may purge him with the Pills call’d Galens Smaller Head-Pills : The Dofe is about two Ounces, in a Pound of frejh Butter. If he be not lufficiently purg’d, alfoon as the Phyfic leaves working, give him a Clyjler, made as before with Sal Polychreft, Sec. After you have purg'd him twice, ’tis to be hop’d that he will quickly grow fit for Service ; but you mult bring him to work again by degrees, and give Nature time to recover her ltrength perfe&ly, after fo great a Dilluibance. And in the mean time you may give him an Ounce of Liver of Antimony in his Bran, every Day for a whole Month 5 which will purifie the Blood, and compleat the Cure, by confuming the Re- mainders of the offending Plumours, and cooling the Parts that may be ftill a little diforder’d with the preternatural Fleat. Since this Difeafe ufually attacks all the Horfes that lodge under one Roof with thofe whom it firft feiz'd; affoon as you fee any one of the reft begin to refufe his Meat, you ought ( by way of Prevention ) to give him the Medicines prepar'd with burnt Allom in Powder, Salt of GlaJ}, &c. deferib’d in the beginning of this Chapter; or you may make him fall fix Flours, and afterwards give him a Dofe of the Lieutenant’s Powder, or two of the Treacle Balls in Powder ; for one Dofe will certainly prevent the coming of the Difeafe, if it be given affoon as he begins to forfake his Meat. You may find, in the \lth. Chapter, proper Medicines to reftore his Appetite. For a Confirmation of the Ufefulnefs of this Method, I might appeal to feveral Per- fons of Quality at Pans and in other Places, who have feen their Horfes preferv'd by it, and can teftifie that after the Ufe of the Powder or Balls, and the perfuming of their Stables, thefe Dijeajes of the Head never enter’d more among their Horfes, tho’ for- merly they loll almofl all they kept, by thofe dangerous Diftempers. The whole Me- FV ■ 1 42 The Compleat Horfeman. Part I thod confifts in giving a Dofe of the Lieutenant's Powder, or two Treacle-Balls in Powder, and repeating the Dofe three days after: and fince we have fo few certain Remedies for the Cure of this Diftemper, we ought by no Means to negled fo fine a Prefervative. CHAP. XXVII. Of the true Preparation of Scarnmony. Since prepar’d Scarnmony is a common Ingredient in purging Medicines, I thought fit to infert a Preparation of it, which is better than Diagridium, and therefore may be fafe- ly given to Horfes, fince that is familiarly us’d by Men. Beat the Scarnmony to fine Powder, and fpread it on brown Paper; then kindle fome Brimftone in a Chafing-Di/h, and hold the Paper with the Scarnmony over it, that it may receive the Fumes of the Brimftone; call new Pieces of Brimftone into the Chafing-Di/h, one after another for a quarter of an Hour, /lining the Scarnmony continually, that it may not /lick to the Paper, as it will do if you put too much Fire into the Chafing- Di/h. A/Toon as the Scarnmony begins to change its Colour, you may conclude that ’tis duly prepar'd ; and this Preparation is the only purging Ingredient that enters into the Compofition of the Powder call’d Cornachini. But fince the be/1 Scarnmony may be eafily procur’d at prefent, I do not think it worth the while to give my felf the trouble of preparing it $ for I find that it may be given in Suhftance very fafely, in a fat and un&uous Vehicle, fuch as Fat or Butter, which hinder it from /licking to the Parts thro’ which it pa/Tes, and from fpoiling the Appe- tite of Horfes: tho’ it muft be acknowledg’d the Preparation does certainly im- prove it. If you perceive that the purging Medicine you admini/ler’d to your Horfe, has not fo much as loofen’d his Body, or made the Excrements foft, you may fiifely augment the Dofe of the Ingredients that were prefcrib’d in the leaft Quantity, as being mo/t vio- lent, and ferving to quicken and expel the reft. They who purge -Horfes know not how much they venture; for as Bleeding is efteem’d the boldeft Operation that can be made on a Humane Body, I’m perfwaded that Purging is the moft difficult and hazar- dous Operation that can be perform’d on the Body of a Horfe, and never to be admi- nifter’d without unavoidable Neceffity, fince ’tis certain that the Motion or Action of a Purgative is contrary to Nature, for ’tis eftentially deftru&ive, and ufeful only by Accident. And befides the Evacuation even of corrupt Humours, is always attended with a great Expence of Spirits, which weakens the Horfe extremely ; and therefore if Purgation be not ab/blutely neceffary, the beft way is to content our /elves with adminiftring Cordial Medicines, which ftrengthen Nature, and help her to expel that which offends her, by the ufual Paffages. Tis true, this Method is not agreeable to Humane Bodies; for if a Cordial Medicine be given to a Man, while his Bowels are full of Impurities, it will immediately put the Humours into a Fermentation, which may occafion very dange- rous Tumults and Commotions, and not unfrequently produce a Fever : But the C011- ftitution of Horfes is very different from that of Men 5 for a Cordial Remedy is not only more agreeable to ’em than a Purgative, but produces the fame Effects with le/s Danger, for it ftrengthens Nature, whereas Purging deftroys it. CHAP. XXVIII. Of Difeafes of the Eyes TH E Difeafes of the Eyes proceed either from a Rheum, or from fome Accident that is, from Internal or External Caufes. A Rheum or Defluxion, is an Inflammation of the, Eye, occafion’d by /harp and biting Humours, which flow thither and caufe Heat The Eyes appear watry, hot, Chap 28. '/ he C ample at Horfeman, 43 red, and fwolFn: and fince the Defluxion does not ufualty come in an Infl'ant, you may eafiiy obferve its daily Progrefs. When the Difeafe is caus’d by a Blow, Hurt, or Stripe, it corres quickly to a Heighthi and you may perceive on the Outflde of the Eye that the Skin is peel’d off. 1 he other Signs are the fame as in the former Cafe, but this is lefs dangerous, becaufe tis not neceflarily attended with art ill Difpofltion. of the Body. When you are fatisfyd that the Difeafe is caus’d by a Defluxiov, you mu ft in the next place examine whether it be proper to the Eye it felt, or be occafion’d by its Sympathy with fome other Part which alfo is a fleeted; and, when that is cur’d, the Diliemper of the Eye will vanifli. For Example, if the Liver be too hoc, and produce thin and hoyling Blood, this may caufe a Defluxion and Heat in the Eye, tho’ it be otherwife found ; in which Cafe the Diliemper of the Eye is wholly owing to the Blood, which is too hot and thin to afford it fuitable Nourifhment, and the fame may be faid of the other Parts; But when the Difeafe is proper to the Eye, the Subltance of that Part is immediately af- fected, either by a Defetft in its Formation, or for want of Spirits to animate it, or by realbn of the lofs of part of itsSubftance, which are the molt dangerous Cafes, and almoft incurable : for Rheums that proceed from Sympathy yield to good Medicines; but there are few Remedies to cure a Difeafe that is feated in the Subftance of the Eye; for which Realon thofe Diftempers that increafe and abate according to the Courfe of the Moon, are almoft always incurable, fince they are both Sympathetical and Vroper • Sym- pathetica!, becaufe they follow the Courfe of the Moon, and Proper, becaufe the Prin- ciple of that Sympathy is in the Eye it feif. But lince moft Perfons are not fo fond of Reafcning as of a fpeedy Cure, you may pals by thefe Diftinflions if they Teem too hard to be underirood ,• for the ill Succefs even of thofe Remedies that are duly apply’d, will difeover but too plainly the Nature of the Diliemper. Ailoon as you undertake the Cure of any Difeafe in the Eye, you mull abfolutely forbid any Oats to be given to the Horfe, and only feed him with moiflerid Bran; you mull alfo take care that he be not wrought hard, nor Dept in too hot a Stable ; for the great Heat of the Stable augments the Diliemper, as well as extreme Cold. If it be a Rheum, the Horfe mull not be let Blood, for Bleeding wou'd make him lofe his Eyes; in which refpeeft the Method of Cure differs much from that which is convenient for Men: for Rheums in the Eyes of Men are cur’d by Bleeding in the Beginning of the Difeafe, whereas the fame Remedy wou’d make a Horfe blind. Afterwards you mull take up the Eye-Veins, thus; Open the Skin over the Vein, feparate the Veflel with a proper Inllrument, and without taking any Blood out of it, or cutting it, tie a Thread about it, which will fufficiently divert the too abundant flowing of the Blood that way, which heats the Eye by too much Nourifliment, and frequently caufes thofe Ac- cidents which are obferv d in that Part. I have found out an excellent Method to take up thefe Veins without Incillon : for ha- ving tyd a Cord or String ( fuch as is us d for the fame purpofe in Bleeding ) about the Horfe’s Neck to make the Veins fwell, I pierce the Skin above the Vein with a crooked Needle made like a Sepiicircle, with a ftrong Thread faften'd to it, and run- ning it under the Vein, make it come forth on the other Side; then I tye the Thread about the Vein with a double Knot, and make another Knot on the fame Vein, a large Finger’s breadth from the former; after which I take up the Vein on the other Side after the fame manner. This caufes a little Swelling in the Temple, which may be eafiiy remov’d by chafing it every day with Aqua-Vita:-, and after the Scab, or rather the Thread that ty’d the Vein is fall’n off, the Wound will be quickly clos’d up with- out further Trouble. Thus the Vein is flopp'd without any outward Scar, and you may take up more Veins in two Hours by this Method, than in a whole Day by Iticifion ; and befldes the Courfe of the Blood is as effectually flopp’d as by the other Way: for I have perform'd this Operation many hundred times, and always with Succefs. If you defign to cut the Sinew under the Vein ; fince you cannot make ufe of die crooked Nee- dle, you muft neceflarily have recourfe to Incifion: but if you are afraid to cut the Sinew, as believing it to be too hazardous an Operation, you muft take up the Vein with the Needle. To conclude; You muft not befurpriz’d tho’the Holes that are made by the Needle fhou’d bleed a little; for affoon as you take the Cord from the Horfe’s Neck, the Blood will be immediately flopp'd. Under the Eye-Vein there is a Sinev.;, which is as big as the Vein; after you have found it out, you may feparate and cut it; becaufe its Communication with the Optic Nerve that furnifhes the Vifual Spirits which confiitute the Faculty of Seeing, is partly 44 1 he Compleat H or]email. p art F. the Caufe of Rheums and even of the Difeafe call’d the Matin-Eye. For when the Optic Nerve grows loofe, foft, and flaccid, the Spirits that ought to have been carry’d to the Eye, not being able to find a Paflage that way, are ftopp d and diffipated ; fo that the Eye being depriv’d of its ufual Supplies, grows hot, and if at the fame time there hap- pen to be the lead Conjunction of any other Caufe, as the Diforder, Heat, or Cor- ruption of the Blood, immediately a Rheum is form'd, which encreafes or abates ac- cording to the Caufes that foment it. But a/toon as you cut this other Eye-Nerve, the Optic-Nerve with which it communicates, grows immediately ftiff, the Spirits refume their wonted Courfe, the Difeafe is eafiiy cur’d by the Application of proper Reme- dies, and the Eye returns vigoroufly to its former Task : neverthelefs few Farriers have Courage enough to venture on this Operation, which without any Reafon they ima- gine to be very dangerous. If you defire a further Confirmation of the Truth of what I have laid, you may eafiiy fatisfie your Curiofity, by making the following Experiment on a living Colt of (mail Value. Separate the Skin from his Head, and you will not only perceive the Commu- nication of the two Nerves or Sinews, but that the Optic-Nerve will appear ffiffer and more ftretch’d, affoon as you cut the other, which you may find without much diffi- culty, tho’ it lies deep and near the Bone. But they who dare not venture on this Ope- ration, may content themfelves with taking up the Eye-Vein. I’m confident you will not find this Remark in any other Author,and I’m fully fatisfy’d of its Juftnefs and Solidity} fince his not only agreeable to Reafon, but confirm d by many and fuccesful Trials, both in the Cafe of Rheums and Moon-Eyes. If both the Eves be affected, you muff perform the Operation on each Side. The moft frequent Caufes of the Lofs of a Ilorfe's Eye are, in my Opinion, the too great Abundance of Nourishment, and the Defccl of Vijual Spirits, both which are re- mov’d by the two above-mention’d Operations. For the cutting of the Nerve promotes the Courfe of the Spirits, and the taking up the Vein keeps back the fuperfluous Nourifh- ment, which will be yet more effedually perform’d, and the Cure haffen’d by takino- up the two fugulars, commonly call’d the Neck-Veins. When a Horfe is troubl’d with Rheums, you muff give him fomething to cool his Blood. Thus an Ounce of Sal PrunelU in Powder, mix'd every day with his Bran will allay the Heat, and leffen the Defluxion : but if you perceive that this weakens his Stomach too much, and makes him forfake his Meat, you may fubffitute Liver of Antimony inflead of it, till he recover his Appetite, and then give him Sal PrunelU again till the Cure be compleated. . To what has been fa id I /hall add a very rare but true Obfervation. I faw a Horfe who had fo good Eyes, that ’twas impoffible to find any Befed in ’em; being one Day under his Mailer in the Field, a great Thunder-clap depriv d him of both his Eyes in an inttaqt, and he remain’d blind ever after. A Remedy for Rheums in the Eyes. If the Eye be fwoii’n, hot, clos'd up, and red or bloocl-fhotten, you muff immediately prepare a reflringent Charge to flop the flowing cf the Humours. Take common Bole- Armenic in Powder, mix it with Vinegar and the Whites of two Eggs, till it be reduc’d to a kind of Pafte, which you muff apply Morning and Evening about the Eye for half a foot round, and bathe the Eye with Aqua-Vita;, or ufe that which follows. Take a new-laid Egg boil’d hard, and having taken off the Shell, cut it thro’ the middle, and take out the Yolk, in the place of which put a piece of white Vitriol about the bignefs of a Nut, then join the two halves of the Egg, and wrapping it in a piece of clean and fine Linnen, infufe it in half a Giafs of Rofe-fVater for the /pace of fix hours, af- ter which throw away the foak’d Egg as ufelefs, and referving the Water, pour eight or ten Drops of it into the Horfe's Eye with a Feather, Morning and Evening, which will quickly perfed the Cure. If you make ufe of Aqua-Vita;, you muff bathe the Eye with a little fine Sponge foak’d in it, five or fix times a day; and Experience will, convince you that you cannot chufe a better Remedy either for Rheums or Blows. If the Biftemper require a prefent Remedy, you may inftantly prepare that which follows. Take the White of a new-laid Egg, an equal Quantity of Rofe-TVater, white Vitriol in fine Powder the bignefs of a fmall Nut; beat ’em well with a flick : Some of this being put into the Eye will divert the Rheum3 and take away the Heat. Chap 28., 1 be Comfleat Horfe man Thefe Waters will not keep good above {even or eight days at moft, after which they turn {harp. Their Virtue is to allay the Heat, and flop the Humour that flows into the Eyes; and the Smarting which they caufe is inconfiderable, and lafts but a Mo- ment. They are alfo very ufeful for Men. If the Diftemper will not yield to this Remedy, make ufe of the following Water. You ought to make choice of a good Medicine at full, and not change it lightly af- terwards : for nothing retards the Cure more than the Change of Remedies: Every one thinks his own belt ; but when you have begun with one, and find Benefit by it, you ought to ftick to it afterwards. An Eye-Water for Horfcs» Take the Herb Ah-hoof ox Ground-Ivy, which grows in lhady Places,and is altogether dif- ferent from common Ivy; for its Leaf is fmaller, thinner, and lefs fhining, but of a ftronger (inell, befides it dies in the Winter, whereas the creeping Ivy refills the cold Wea- ther, and therefore they are guilty of a very great Errour, who inltead of this, make ufe of Ivy that creeps on the Ground. Take I fay, four Handfuls of true Ground-Ivy, beat it in a Marble Mortar with the Whites of fix hard Eggs5 then add half a Pint of very ciear White-lVine, Roje-Water a quarter of a Pint, Sugar-Candy, and white Vitriol, of each an Ounce and a half; Beat ’em all together, and incorporate ’em very well with the Peltle, ltrewing upon ’em an Ounce of white Salt: then cover the Mortar, and place it in a Cellar ; after it has food there five or fix Flours, pour the whole Compolition into a HyPocras-Bag of clean white Serge, and fet a Veuei under it, to receive the Wa- ter that drops thro, which mult be preferv'd in a GLlfs-Bottle; and every Morning and Evening pour fome of it into the Elorfe s Eye. There are few Rheums which this Water will not cure ; hut if there remain a white Film or Skin upon the Eye, you mult confume it with the Powders that lhall be after- wards defcrib d. Another Eye-Water. j Infufe a Piece of blue or Cyprus-Copperas in any one of the following Waters, which are all endu’d with a lingular Virtue to cure Rheums in the Eye; viz,, the Waters of Plantane, Fennel, Eye-bright, Rue, Celandine, Rofes, Chervil j or for want of thefe you may ufe common Water. The Infufion will be of a bluljh Colour drawing towards green, and impregnated with the vdat'd Salt ot Vitriol, which is quieting, fweet, bal- fimic, and altringeht, and confequently excellent for Rednefs and Inflammations of tire Eyes; nor can it offend that tender Parc by reafon of its Sublfance which partakes of Copper; for ’tis of too clofe a Contexture to be penetrated by a Ample Water, which is not a true Menfiruum or Diflolvent. The Poor may fa rely ufe this Remedy for Difeafes in the Eyes, for ’tis both cheap and good. And at the fame time you mull apply the following Ointment. An Ointment to divert the Rheum from the Eyes. Take of the Oinment call’d Album Rhafis, one Pound, Salt of Lead, extra&ed in preparing the Oil according to the Method preferib’d in the 3 ph. Chap, half a Pound, reduc'd to fine Powder, or if that cannot be had, the Salt commonly us’d by Chynv.fis; incorporate ’em very well together ; and anoint the Parts about the Eyes half a Foot round, Morning and Evening for a confiderable time, with this Compolition, which will divert the Rheum, and take away the Heat more efleduaily than other Afirlngents, and mull be us’d as long as thefe Caufes continue; but you mull not anoint the Eyes with it, to which other proper Remedies muff be apply d. Plantane and Celandine beaten, and apply’d to the Eye, take away the Heat, and dry up the Rheum. To make the Remedy ftick, you muff wrap it about the Horfe’s Roll, leaving Holes in the Clout for the two Ears, and another for the found Eye ; for this is the only proper 33andage for thofe Parts. 46 The Compleat Horfe man. Part J. A Charge to divert the Defluxion from the Eyes. Bake three or four Pippins under the Afines, take out the Seeds, and beat the Apples in a Marble Mortar, fprinkling ’em with Rofe-water, or the diftill d Water of Lettuce or Succory; then apply ’em to the Eye with loft Flax, renewing the Charge frequently : you may life rotten Apples inhead of found ones, and fpare the trouble of roafting and beating ’em. This is an excellent Remedy, for it takes away the Pain and Inflamma- tion, and gives eafe for fome time; during which you may attack the Caule of the Diftemper, and endeavour to remove it, by taking up the Eye-Vein and cutting the Si- new, according to the Method already preferib’d. The Cruft of a white Loaf hot from the Oven foak'd in Cow's Milk, and apply’d warm to the Eye by way of Pultice, takes away the Heat and Pain. A Crufi of a Loaf broil’d and foak’d in Prong Aqua-Vita, if it be apply'd to the Eye, and renew’d every twelve Flours, is an excellent Remedy to heal a fore Eye, by removing the Heat that draws down the Rheum upon the Part. ’Tis (aid, that a great Toad dry’d and apply’d to the Eye, hops the Rheum, and takes away the Heat; but I never experienc’d the Virtue of this Remedy. You muft never mix any fat or oily Ingredients with the Remedies you prepare for the Eyes, whether the Diftemper proceed from a Rheum or 1Blow ; for they Pick to the Part, and caufe a continual Motion of the Eye-lids, which encreafes the Fleat. Some Rheums are fo eafily remov’d, that they may be cur'd with bathing of the Eye five or fix times a day with cold Water. Some Horfes have naturally tender or weeping Eyes, without either Rheum or Blow ; and even not unfrequently the Water that comes out of ’em is fo (harp, that it cor- rodes the Surface of the Skin which it touches,. This Infirmity may be eafily cur’d, by bathing the Eyes, Morning and Evening with Spirit of Wine, or Aqua-Vita, and moiftening the Parts above and below the Eye with the lame Liquor. C H A. P. XXIX. Of Blows on the Ey es. IF the Sorenefs of the Eye be occafion’d by a Blow, Bruife, or Biting, you muft view the Part carefully, not only before you apply any Remedies, but during the whole Progrefs of the Diftemper, that you be able to judge of the Greatncfs of the Hurt, and of the Probability of the Cure ; and upon occalion change your Remedies, applying either ftrong or weak Medicines, according to the Urgency of the Symptoms. If the Eye be very big and fwoll’n , and .fend forth Matter, you may conclude that the Cure will be long, becaufe the Stroak or Biting has certainly fpoil’d and corrupted fome Part within the Eye, which is turn’d to Matter ; and if that continue to run too long, as for Example, twelve or fifteen Days, the Hoife is in great danger of loiing his Eye; unlefs when he voids the Strangles by his Eyes, which may be done without the leaft Prejudice to thofe Parts. If when the Horfe begins to open, his Eye, you perceive theChryfallin Humour which was darken’d by the Blow, to be cover’d with a fort of greeniih Cloud, tis a dange- rous Sign. If red Spots like Clots of Blood, appear and remain on the fame Part, tis properly an ill Sign, denoting the Violence of the Blow, and the Greatnefs of the Contufion, and prefaging the long Continuance of the Difeafe, but it (hews alio the Strength of Nature, in expelling that which offends the Eye. If the fame Part be hurt, as ’tis almoft alway by a violent Blow, the Horfe will be in great danger of having his Eye mark’d with a white Spot or Pearl, which fometimes is of the Bigneis of a .Lentil, and fometimes equals a Pea, being a fort of Callus produed by Nature to fill up the Hole made by the Stroak. If during the Progrefs of a long and tedious Difeafe, the Subftance or Ball of the Eye grow lefs, that part is irrecoverably loft : but you muft beware of Miftakes, for you may fancy the Eye to be lefs than it was, when in the Declination of the Difeafe the Swelling difappears, and the fame Part which you were accuftom d to fee very big and fwoll’n, feems then to be diminifti'd ; and oftentimes tire Eye-lids are drawn to- Chap. 30. I he Compleat Horfeman. gether by the conftant ufe of aftringent Remedies, and make the Eyes feem fmaller, tho’ they be not really diminifh’d. When the Swelling difappears in the upper part ot the Eye, tho the Parts below the Eye remain ftill fwoln, ’tis a lign that the Dileafe abates, and that die Swel- ling under the Eye will not continue long. . . - If the Blow be fmall you muft immediately cut the tip ot die Ear on the lame fide, making a Wound equal to the thicknefs of a Halt-Crown Piece-, and fqueeze as much Blood out of it as you can. This is an eafie and prefent Remedy, for the Horfe will inlIfnyou defire to fee the Infide of the Eye, whether the Sorenefs be occafion'd by a Blow or Rheum, tho’ it be fhut; cover the other Eye with your Hand, and make the Horfe walk, for he will certainly open the fore Eye as wide as he can, by which means you may, in fome meafure, difcover the nature of the Diftemper. If the Blow be great, you muft immediately open the Vein of the Eye or Neck, and take out a large quantity of Blood (whereas you muft never let a Horfe Blood that is troubl’d only with Rheum) for the Bleeding will prevent all Accidents. Be~ fides you muft take care that he be fed with moipend Bran, and a little Hay, without any Oats, that he be not Wrought, nor expos’d to the Cold, and that the Stable be not too warm. The Summer-Dew and Night-Air aie good toi Dneales ot t.ie Eyes, by allaying the Heat. Afterwards apply a Reftringent Medicine about his Eye, or the Ointment (fefcrib’d in the preceding Chapter, with Album Rhafis, Salt of Lead, &c. or put into his Eye the Solution of Lap* Mirabilis in Water, which is the only Sovereign Remedy and may ferve inltead of all others. Note, That you muft not be weary’d by the long continuance of thofe Difeafes; for tho the Cure is oftentimes very tedi- ous, it will be perfected at laft, if you perfevere in the application of convenient R