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stage, when it is early discovered by an in- 

 dustrious servant or attentive master, and 

 generally submits to immediate care and sim- 

 ple remedies; particularly if proper respect 

 is paid to the excellent maxim of'' never 

 *' letting alone till to-morrow what may be 

 ^' done to-day ;" for blood should be- in- 

 stantly taken away according to symptoms, 

 size, state, and condition. Be accurate in 

 quantity, and preserve it a few hours to as- 

 certain its state ; if livid, or black, with a 

 coat of size upon its surface, you have evi- 

 dent demonstration of its viscidity and 

 obstructed circulation throusfh the finer ves- 

 sels of the LUNGS. In three or four hours' 

 after bleeding, give a mash of bran and oats 

 equal parts, upon which pour boiling water 

 surlicient ; then stir in unadulterated aniseed 

 and liquorice powders each one ounce, and 

 of honey four. In two hours after the mash, 

 give a gallon or six quarts of soft water mo- 

 derately warm, in which have been dissolved 

 two ounces of nitre. Let the mashes be 

 continued every night and morning, giving 

 a moderate feed of dry oats in the middle of 

 the day, good sweejt hay in small quantities, 

 and the same prop )rtion of nitre to be re- 

 peated in the water after each mash. To 



