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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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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LVII. Scabby, or Mangy.

Against the Scab, you must let him bleed out of the Limbs that are conve∣nient for that, and near the place, where the evil lyes. It will be necessary to purge the horse with powder of will Cucumber-roots, mixt with Salt-petre

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and given the horse with wine through a horn: this Physick being oftentimes ta∣ken, purges away the bad humours; for an outward Physick or Remedy, take Sul∣phur vivum, or living Brimstone, Tar and Jews-Gum (Asphaltum) break and mingle these matters in fresh-boiled Butter: with this ointment you must of∣tentimes let him be anointed all over the body, in the greatest heat of the Sun, except you will rather use this fol∣lowing Medicine.

  • Take Rosin-Pitch.
  • Bird lime; or
  • Cum, of each four ounces.
  • Strong Vinegar, about a pint, mingle it well together, to an ointment; with Mans Urine and luke-warm water.

Adding thereunto

  • Fresh or unsalted Grease; and
  • Old Oil, of each three ounces; make it to an ointment or a Searcloth.

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