FARCY. 137 



As they advanced in danger they mcreafed 

 in courage ; and adhering invariably to the 

 general intention of, " kill or cure,'' they dealt 

 about them with the fire of Mars and the 

 llrength of Hercules. Began v/ith oil of 

 vitriol and oil of turpentine ; then euphcr- 

 bium, hellebore, quickfilver, oil of origanum, 

 double aquafortis, and, to ium up the whole 

 fcene of conjijiencyy made open palTages v/ith 

 fmall hot irons, and touched with oil of vitriol 

 or aquafortis ; or opening the buds, put in a 

 fmall quantity of corrofive mercury, arfenic, 

 or Roman vitriol and fublimate, equal quanti- 

 ties. " But,'* fays the writer, *^ let it be remem- 

 *' bered that rftany a horfe has been poifojied 

 ** by thefe medicines ignorantly ufed, and in 

 '^ too large quantities.'' This very acknov/- 

 ledgment (for which I confefs I am under in- 

 finite obligations) will ferve to corroborate my 

 former aflertion — that fome system has Ions: 

 been necefiary to refciie this moft ufeful and 

 fufFering animal 



FROM STABULARIAN IGNORANCE 

 AND EMPIRICAL CONFIDENCE. 



Can it be fuppofed, v/ill reafon or renedion 

 for a moment fupport the idea, that the moil 



feverc 



