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HOREHOUND.— The plant is very stimulant, diaphoretic, pectoral, and tonic. It is good for coughs, asthma, and female weakness. Very beneficial in consumption. — See Pulmonary Balsam, or Syrup, page 323. HOREHOUND, to Candy.— Boil some horehound till the juice is extracted. Boil some sugar till feathery ; (See Sugar) ; add the juice to the sugar, and boil till it is again the same height, stir till it is thick ; pour into a paper case dusted with fine sugar, and cut into squares. HOREHOUND CAKES. Boil 3 lbs. of raw sugar in one pint of water, till candied ; then rub a little dried horehound into the pan while boiling. Pour it on buttered paper. HOREHOUND SYRUP. Dried horehound, 2 ozs. ; honey, lb. ; boiling water, % pint ; spirits, % pint ; laudanum, 20 drops ; essence of lemon, 1 teaspoonful. Infuse the horehound in the spirits and water for 2 days ; then strain through a fine sieve, and add the other Ingredients. H OR MOT USEFUL HORSE RECIPES. Horse Ointment. — Resin 4 ozs. ; bees’ wax, 3 ozs. ; hog’s lard % lb. ; turpentine, 6 ozs. ; dissolve in a pipkin with a gentle heat ; then add 3 ozs. of fine verdigris, stir well together, and strain the whole through a coarse cloth : cool for use. This is a good ointment for a wound, or bruise in flesh or hoof, broken knees, galled backs, bites, cracked heels, mallenders, or, when a horse is gelded to heal and keep off the flies. Purge for a Horse. — Aloes 1 oz.; rhubarb, 2 drs. ; oil of mint, 4 drops, made into a ball with honey. Cordial for a Horse. — If the horse is weak through travel, give him a pint of warm ale, with 1 oz. of diapente in it. Diapente will comfort his bowels, drive out cold and wind, and may cause him to carry his food the longer. — Diapente is composed of gentian root, bay berries, bay leaves, birthwort, mint, and snyrrh. Sore Back. — If the saddle bruises his back and makes it swell, a greasy dishcloth laid on hot, and a cloth over it, bound on fifteen minutes, (with a surcingie), and repeated once or twice, will sink it flat. If it is slight, wash it with a little salt and water only. Alter the saddle, that it may not press upon the tender part, for a second bruise will be worse than the first. Splint. — The splint is a fixed, callous, bony excrescence, growing upon the flat of the inside or outside, of the shark bone ; a little under, and not far from the knee, and may be seen and fdt- — Cure. To take it off, first cut the hair close, then gently beat it with a round rule until it appears hot to the touch, then rub hard soap all around the edge of the splint, to prevent the blister affecting any other part, and apply on the splint the following blister ointment : mercurial ointment, 1 oz. ; Spanish flies, 2 drs. ; mixed well together ; a little of this may be applied once a week until the splint is removed. Spavin. — The spavin is of the same nature, and appears in like manner, on the instep bone behind, not far below the hough.— Cure. The same blister as recommended for splints ; if it fails, firing and taming the horse to grass for 3 months, is the best method.