BLAINE’S: DOMESTIC TREATISE. 
* Secondly; itis incurable only when in- 
veterately confirmed; but when taken in an 
early stage, its progress may be stopped with 
very little trouble: by frequent bleedings, and 
inhalation of the steam of boiled marshmal- 
lows, hung round the neck in a bag.” 
A table is annexed, to point out at one 
view, the diagnostics of the different spe- 
cies of glanders; how far the author is ac- 
curate in his divisions of this disease, and 
in the opinions which he entertains of the 
nature of its different species, we do not 
feel ourselves qualified to determine. 
We should be inclined however to re- 
ceive them with much hesitation, from 
their being at variance with the practical 
deductions of some of our most judici- 
ous veterinarians, who regard glanders, 
805, 
properly so called, as-having no remedy, 
but are of opinion, that farcy is capable 
of being cured, and that it is only a pe- 
culiar modification of the former disease 
affecting the skin. 
The author’s account of particular 
diseases, seems, in genéral, to be rather 
too slight. His pathology is not unex- 
ceptionable ; as when he speaks of fever, 
being often a thickening of the blood 
caused by indigestion; staggers a super- 
abundance of nervous fluid producing 
dropsy in the anterior ventricle of the 
brain, &c. ‘T'wo ounces of alées, which he 
orders at one time as a purgative, seems 
to be by much too largea quantity, from 
half an ounce to an ounce being gene- 
rally found to be sufficient. 
Arr. LXIII. 4 Domestic Treatise on the Diseases of Horses and Dogs, so conducted, as 
to enable Persons to practise with Ease and Success on-their own Animals, without the 
Assistance of a Farrier ; including likewise the natural Management, as Stabling, Feeding, 
Exercise, Sc. 3 together with the Outlines of a Plan for the Establishment of genuine 
Medicines for these Animals throughout the Kingdom, By Devasere Braine, Pro- 
fessor of Animal Medicine ; Author of the Anatomy of thé Horse 3 a System of Veteri- 
nary Medicine ; a Treatise on the Distempers in Dogs, &c. Sc. 2nd Edition, pp. 204. 
IN our last volume, we had occasion 
to notice a very extensive work by the 
same author, on veterinary medicine, 
and subjects introductory to it. The 
present little treatise contains many of 
the practical observations contained in 
that work, on the management of horses, 
both in health and disease ; but in order 
that the plan of cure recommended in it 
may not be misunderstood, the author 
refers to an arrangement, with the prices 
annexed, of ready prepared medicines, 
which may be had, of the best quality, 
and compounded with the utmost regard 
to chemical principles, of every medicine 
vender in the united kingdom. ‘The au- 
thor is at much pains to prove, that his 
‘ medicine arrangement holds out very 
superior utility,’ but that it is ‘complete- 
ly removed from any empirical attempt 
to dupe the public.” At the same time, 
however, he candidly admits ‘ that he 
does not pretend to any superior disinte- 
restedness,’ but on the contrary, having 
served ‘for many years’, he conceives 
that ‘he merits his reward.” We are 
very far from attempting to dispute the 
author’s claim to a reward, whether 
from the sale of his books or his medi- 
cines, for his long and faithful services, 
but, at the same time, we cannot forbear 
remarking our surprise, that his feelings 
with regard to the use of the term em-. 
piticism, should still continue so acute. 
Arr. LXIV. Anew System of Farriery, including a systematic Arrangement of the 
external Structure of the Horse. Illustrated with Copper Plates, representing the exact 
elocity. Likewise ‘Directions for 
a tga of a Blood Horse, with a Description of all the Defects that tend to. impede 
0 ascertaining with Exactness the Age of a Horse, 
from his being foaled, till fourteen Years old. To which are added, the improved Mode 
of Treatment, and Prescriptions recommended by the Veterinary College, in every Dis- 
case of difficult Management. Interspered with occasional References to the dangerous 
Practice of country Farriers, Grooms, Sc. And the Method of curing the principal 
epidemic Diseases to which Cows, Sheep, Sc. are subject. ‘to. pp. 272. 
THE author informs us, that he has 
been above 30 years in the study and 
practice of his profession, and, in addi- 
tion to the various opportunities of im- 
provement which he has enjoyed during 
that period, has availed himself of the 
veterinary establishment in this country, 
to become acquainted with the principles 
and practice mculcated in that valuable 
institution. ‘The ample title-page of th 
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