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of blood ; then reduce inflammation by eniolr 

 lient internals, promoting the secretion and 

 evacuation of urine by very gentle stimulants 

 and mild diuretics. This systematic method 

 of obtaining a cure v/ill not be so satisfactory 

 to many of the rustic learned practitioners, 

 who, closely adhering to old customs, old 

 rules, and old books, would rather attempt to 

 force the very blood unsecreted through the 

 urinary passages, by a course oi Spanish Jlies, 

 or oil of turpentine, than adopt any method, 

 however improved, in the formation of which 

 their extensive abilities haye not been con- 

 sulted. 



By this abominable and infamous practice 

 the lives of many valuable horses have been 

 taken away, the proprietor attributing to dis- 

 ease what nine times out of ten is the effect 

 of ignorance. From an observation so just, 

 or, in fact, a reflection so alarming, arises the 

 palpable necessity of this work, and the pro- 

 bable utility of its publicatiqn, to the very 

 great number of gentlemen and sportsmen, 

 who, residing in remote spots, or distant parts 

 of the kingdom, cannot have constant re« 



