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equally wonderful^ leaving the jaded obje<ft of 

 his perfecution to the afFed:ed diligence of idle 

 grooms or drunken oftlers, not only accounts, 

 in a variety of cafes, for the appearance of 

 windgallsy but for very many of the long lift 

 of difeafes upon which we proceed to ex- 

 patiate* 



But from this digreffion we return to the 

 cure, refpedling which various opinions have 

 been promulgated: " vinegar, or verjuice, and 

 *« bandage j red wine lees ; curriers' fhavings 

 "wetted with vinegar; bliftering;'' and, laftly^ 

 " opened with a knife, a fleam, or a cobler's 

 " awl, and applying to the oriiice a plafter of 

 '* rofin, pitch, maftic, oil of bays, and white 

 <^ of egg/' I fhall not add a lingle obfervation 

 upon this moft curious plafter, or wonderful 

 arcanum of variety, but declare I have i^tn 

 but very fewinftances of a perfed cure by any 

 means. For whether a temporary completion 

 has been obtained by repellents^ blijlcringy per^ 

 foratioriy or rejly a repetition of the ordinary 

 work has foon produced a repetition of the 

 defeat. It is a confolation, however, to be 

 informed that, in moft horfes, no lamenefs is 

 produced by this appearance 5 and the only 



inconvenience 



