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coofift chiefly of fc ilded bran, with flower of brimftone,
Icalded barley, <bc.
Of the S t r a n GyL e s, and V i v E s.
The ftraugles is a diftemper to which colts and
young horfes are very futjeft ; and begins with a fwel-
ling betw'een the jaw bones, which fotnetimes extends to
the mufcles of the tongue1; and is attended with fo great
heat, pain, and inflammation, that fometimes, till matter
is formed, the horfe fwallows with the utmoll difficulty.
The fymptoms are extraordinary heat and feverifhnefs,
with a painful cough, and a great inclination to drink
without being able ; fome horfes lofing their appetite en¬
tirely, others eating but little, by reafon of the pain which
chewing and fwallowing occafions: when the fwelling
• begins on the infide of the jaw bones, it is much longer
en coming to matter than when more to the middle;
when it arifes among the glands, and divides into feveral
tumours, the cure is generally tedious, as it breaks in
different places; and when it forms upwards on the wind¬
pipe and gullet, there is fometimes danger of fuffocation,
uniefs the fweljing foon breaks. But the moft dangerous
kind is, when, befides the above fymptoms, the horfe
runs at the nofe; this is by fome called the bajiard
Jtran.gles.
As this diforder feems to be critical, the moft appro¬
ved method is to affill nature in bringing the fwellings to
maturity, by keeping them conflantly moift with ointment
of marlhmallows, and covering the head and neck with a
warm hood. But as all fwellings in glandular parts fup-
purate flowly, the following poultice may be applied hot
twice a-day.
Take leaves of marlhmallows ten handfuls, tt'hite-lily
root half a pound, linfeed and fenugreek-feed brui-
fed of each four ounces; boil them in two quarts
of water till the whole is pulpy, and add four ounces
of ointment of marlhmallows, and a fufficient quan¬
tity of hogs-lard, to prevent its growing ftiff and
dry.
In five or fix days, by thefe means, the matter is ge¬
nerally formed, and makes its way through the Ikin ;
and if the difcharge is made freely and with eafe, the o-
pening need not be inlarged ; but Ihould be drelfed with
the following ointment fpread on tow, ftill continuing the
poultice over it to promote, the digeftion, and prevent a-
ny remaining hardnefs.
Take rofin and Burgundy pitch of each a pound and
a half, honey and common turpentine each eight
ounces, yellow wax four ounces, hogs-lard one
pound, verdigreafe finely powdered one ounce ; melt
the ingredients together, but do not put in the ver¬
digreafe, till removedTrom the fire; and it Ihould
be llirred in by degrees, till the whole is grown ItifF
and cool.
If thev fever and inflammation run high, and the fwel¬
ling be fo fituated as to endanger fuflfocation, a moderate
quantity of blood mull be taken away, and the remainder
diluted with plenty of water-gruel, or warm water, malh-
<s, <bc.
The running at the nofe which, often attends the ftran-
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gles is dangerous, efpecially if it continues after they have
ripened and broke, as the horfe will be greatly weaken¬
ed thereby. To prevent this wafie and decay, give him
every day for fome time an ounce of Jefuit’s bark; or a
Urong decodtion of guaiaCum {havings, which hath been
found extremely beneficial in reftraining thefe glandular
difcharges when too liberal, and in drying up ulcers of
all kinds in horfes.
If a bardnefs remains after the fores are healed up,
they may be anointed with the mercurial ointment; and
when the horfe has recovered his llrength, purging will
be neceflary.
The vives or ives differ from the llrangles only in
this; that the fwellings of the kernels, under the ears of
the horfe, (which are the parts at firft chiefly affeded), fel-
dom gather, or come to matter, but by degrees perfpiVe
off and difperfe by warm cloathing, anointing with the
marlhmallow ointment, and a moderate bleeding or two.
But fliould the inflammation continue notwithflanding
thefe means, a fuppuration mull: be promoted by the me¬
thods above recommended in the ftrapgles.
When thefe fwellings appear in an old or full-aged
horfe, they are figns of great malignity, and often of an
inward.decay, as well as forerunners of the glanders.
The mercurial ointment above mentioned, may be pre¬
pared thus:
Take of crude mercury or quickfilver one ounce, Ve- '
nice turpentine half an ounce ; rub together in a .
mortar till the globules, of the quickfilver are no >
longer vifible; then add two ounces of hogs lard..
Of the Dtfeafet of the Kv is.
In order to make the diforders of the eyes well under-
ftood, we ftialj confider them as arifing from different
caufes ; external injuries affedting the globe of the eye ;
and from internal caufes affedling the humours within the
globe. We (hall confider alfo the eye as naturally weak
from a bad conformation, which polfibly may often be
hereditary.
In all recent diforders of the eye from external inju¬
ries, fuch as blows, bites, &c. attended with a fwelling of
the lid, and a running from the eye, you muff firft fponge
the part often with cold fpring-water and vinegar ; and
if much fwelled, bleed immediately, and apply over it a
poultice made of the pulps of roafted. or boiled apples,
cleared from their feeds and hulks; or of conferve of
rofes and vinegar, with a little bole, and the white of an
egg. When the fwelling is abated, either of the follow¬
ing wafhes will complete the cure.
Take white vitriol half an ounce, fugar of lead two
drams ; diffolve in a pint of fpring-water ; to which
may occafionally be added, when the rheum is very
great, and -inflammation removed, half.an ounce of
tutty, or compound powder cerufs.
Let the eye and eyelid.be bathed three or- four times
a-day with a clean fponge dipped in this wafli; or it may
be applied with a feather, leaving a few drops on the
eye. When the veins under the eye have been turgid, o-
pening them with a launcer has often been found fuc-
cefsful.
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