The husbandman, farmer and grasier's compleat instructor. Containing choice and approved rules, and directions for breeding, feeding, chusing, buying, selling, well ordering and fatning bulls, cows, calves, rams, ews, lambs, swine, goats, asses, mules, &c. : How to know the several diseases incident to them, by their signs and symptoms, with proper remedies to cure them; : as likewise all griefs, and sorrances what-ever. : Also, a treatise of dogs, and conies, in their breeding, ordering, and curing the distempers they are subject to. : To which is added, The experienced vermine-killer, in particular directions, for taking and destroying all sorts of vermine in houses, out-houses, fields, garden, graneries, and other places. / By A.S. Gent.

Diseases particularly incident to them; and their Cures.

Pains in the Head.

THis comes from wet and cold in travel or lying; and sometimes of extream hent in the hot Summer Season.

To remedy this, take Polipodium of the Oak, a handful; Wood-Sorrel, or Field-Sorrel, a like quantity; boyl them in stale Beer, and give it him hot; soon after let him bl••od behind the Ears.

For defects in the Lungs.

This is known by his heavy and painful breathing, his lamentable braying, not clear, but inwardly as it were.

To remedy this defect, boyl Liquorish well bruised two Ounces; Centory a little handful, in three pints of ••••ning Water, till a third part be consumed; then give it him at two equal potions well strained, Morning and Envening fasting.

For the Hide bound.

This is occasioned by being too much in the wet and cold; To remedy it:

Let him blood under the Tail; rub him well over with hard wisps; boyl the roots of Fennel in new Wort, a handful to a quart; add an ounce of Lupins, and half as many Camomile-Flowers; give it as a drench, a pint at a time, Morning and Evening.

To purge Melancolly.

Take three or four Laurel-leaves, a sprig or two of Sa∣vin, a quarter of an Ounce of Stibium, boyl them, well

bruised, in a quart of Whay, and give him the liquid part well strained, to drink, and let him fast six hours after.

For Madness or Giddiness.

This is occasioned by the contending of heat and cold in the Brain; from Vapour arising by bad digestion. To remedy it:

Take a handful of the tops of Rue, and Cardus, boyl them in a pint of White-wine; and just before you give i•• him, bleed in the Temple-Veins. Tye him up close in a•• airey place, for six hours; then give him Water wherei•• wild Cucumer-roots have been boyled, and good Litter.

To prevent Diseases.

Pick his feet clean from gravel and dirt; wash the•• with warm Chamberlye, and stopt them with Goats o•• Beef Suet; over that Flax, dipped in Tar: Give him in •• pint of Ale, an ounce of Methridate, and a quarten of Olive Oyl.

For Swellings, Sores, Bruises, broken Bones, Sprains, and the like, do as in case of Bullocks, Sheep, &c.