H OO c, and' ihorrtime the horse will be re- store acdvity. HOOF-BRITTLE, or B f , a disorder in horses, - itutional in the ani- mal, or arises from a surfeit, and as farriers express it, falls down in- to his feet • or, is the coriseqin of the horse having formerly been dered (which sec). To re-- move this malady, some prescribe the following i intraent to be liber- ally applied to the hoofs two or three times a day r Melt equal quantities of turpentine, mi: suet, raw bee's- wax, hog's-lard, 3-grease (or the tallow of venison), in an earthen pot. After anointing the hoofs, " especially at the setting on of the hair," Professor Bkdley adds, that t! ; ild be stopped " with cow's dung and dog's grease n together." HOOF-CASTING, a misfor- tune that somet :is a horse, n the horny snbstance en ites from his foot, in c ing or slip- ch breaks it (<n the top coronet, so that it at •• not ex- perimentally acquainted with any remedy that is ikelj to care this malady ; and therefore communi- cate the fo cipr from ••r.KY's Fa 1'inaiij, in .1 it is confidently asserted that this application "will undoubt- edly ; new hoof:" — ' i d, af* ter havh taken . ..n, (what near, the pari so pit par. d with the IV dressings be- quite sufficient. 'J lien anoint made ofhog's- lard, three pounds 3 patch grease HOP (perhaps oil-cake), two; Venice- turpentine, one pound; new wax and salad-oil, half a pound each : mix and melt all these ingredients over a moderate fire, and anoint- the coffin of the foot up to the top of the heel. HOOF-HURT, an injury inci- dent to working cattle, especially to oxen, which are sometimes • wounded by a coulter or share of a plough in any part of the decs. It - may be cured by a salve, consisting of pitch and lard mixed with powdered sulphur, and melted to- gether : this preparation is applied to the sore hoof, or olee, by means of a hot iron ; and it ma) - likewise be rubbed over parts hurt by splin- ters of wood, as it is said to draw them out. If, however, the injury be deep Within the flesh, in consequence of striking the foot against some sharp stone, or other pointed body, in such case the wound should be opened 5 seared with a hot iron } I every morning and evening for three days with warm vinegar ; and wrapped in a buskin made of broom. When the wounded part has been so far neglected that worms are breeding in the sore, bruise and mix together some bore-hound, , and salt, which ingredients should be spread on the loot, and cca 1 red with a plaster of tow, com- of pitch, oil, and rancid lard, in order to keep off flies and ver- min. 1 looriNG-couGH. See Cm n- COUGTH. I [OP, the Common, or Hamu- lus Lupulus, L. an indigenous plant, growing in hedges, and flow ( ring in June. 1 lops delight in a good rich loam, with a deep sub-soil or stratum of a loamy
