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of mercurial physic, or alterative medicines ; 

 from a variety of which, choice may be made 

 by referring to the Index, and making exa- 

 mination under those heads ; an exact repe- 

 tition of the numerous prescriptions being 

 evidently unnecessary where so little can be 

 expected from their effects. 



Opinions have ever been different respect- 

 ing this disease being communicated by in- 

 fection ; and though some have affected to 

 oppose the idea, they obHquely coincide ia 

 opinion, by acknowledging it is much the 

 safest way to ^' separate the sound from the 

 *' unsound, and not run any hazard with a 

 ^^ good horse when it may be so easily 

 " avoided/' Whether we consider this as a 

 necessary caution, or a proof of conviction^ 

 the maxim is equally respectable, and should 

 be constantly retained in the memory. 

 Where there is the least reason to suspect 

 even a probability of danger from the very 

 chance of contagion ; and more particularly 

 since the prevalence of opinion has reduced 

 the belief of infection to almost a certainty, 

 no person can hardly be found sufficiently 

 fool-hardy to place a sound borse in a stable 



