The country-man's guide or plain directions for ordering. Curing. Breeding choice, use, and feeding. Of horses, cows, sheep, hoggs, &c. Adorn'd with sculptuers, shewing the proper places in the bodies of the said several beasts, where the said distempers do usually happen. Published for the publick good, by W.W.
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The country-man's guide or plain directions for ordering. Curing. Breeding choice, use, and feeding. Of horses, cows, sheep, hoggs, &c. Adorn'd with sculptuers, shewing the proper places in the bodies of the said several beasts, where the said distempers do usually happen. Published for the publick good, by W.W.
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Winstanley, William, 1628?-1698.
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London :: printed for S. Lee, stationer, over against the post-office in Lombard-street,
1679.
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Subject terms
Domestick animals -- Early works to 1800.
Horses -- Early works to 1800.
Swine -- Early works to 1800.
Sheep -- Early works to 1800.
Cows -- Early works to 1800.
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"The country-man's guide or plain directions for ordering. Curing. Breeding choice, use, and feeding. Of horses, cows, sheep, hoggs, &c. Adorn'd with sculptuers, shewing the proper places in the bodies of the said several beasts, where the said distempers do usually happen. Published for the publick good, by W.W." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A71265.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 13, 2024.
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23. Spots or Webs in the Eyes.
Against Spots or Webs in the Eyes, which is nothing but a superfluity, which through great Cold or long con∣tinuance, grows upon the Eyes, in which there is a Humour, which is called Wa∣terish; upon which swimmeth one, which is somewhat Glassie. To cure this Distemper, take Ardtvel and pound it long in a Woodden Mortar, and annoint the Eyes with the Juice which comes out from it. But if you cannot get that, then take the Leaves and Berries of Straw-berries, and make thereof Juice as before: Con∣tinue with one of these Remedies in the
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Morning and at the Evening for many days together, then the Spots shall decrease and go away. And observe that you do instead of Water take Wine thereto, it would be better and more convenient.
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