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  • As a remedy for a ball in the outer stomach of a cow, parts of this pewter plate were cut off and boiled in water. The boiled water was then administered to the cow. Used in the Llanybydder area of Carmarthenshire.
Pewter plate used as a purgative by vets, Llanybydder, c. 1850
  • This book contains descriptions of animals, guidance on how to look after them, as well as advice on the best medications for various ailments. In the first chapter we are told that cows can be recognised by many traits including their joyful, meek countenance, the size of their heads and their black, lively eyes. Chapters on cows, horses and sheep have been selected for display on the following pages.
'Y meddyg anifeiliaid' [The animal doctor] by John Edwards, Caerwys and John Edwards, Abergele, 1837, cover [image 1 of 25]
  • 'Illustration of the skeleton of a horse'.
'Y meddyg anifeiliaid' [The animal doctor] by John Edwards, Caerwys and John Edwards, Abergele, 1837: illustration [image 24 of 25]
  • These entries include Eau de Luce, a supposed antidote for snakebites, anti-bilious pills, and an ointment for greasy heels. This was evidently a problem affecting horses, and the recipe recorded here includes the memorable line 'stir it very gently or it will set the house on fire'.
Book of practical recipes entitled 'Bleed, Blister and Purge', 1836 [image 6 of 6]