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and predominant appearance of diftrefs. The 

 horfe is not only diftreffed with all the before- 

 mentioned proofs of bad flate of body and in- 

 ternal decay, but likev/ife to violent periodical 

 pains, approaching to convulfions or feeming 

 madnefs ; he difplays all the external fymptoms 

 oi gripes y fpafms in thcjiomcichy ftrangiiryy nay 

 even of a complication of di [orders ; but where 

 the evacuations of ftool and urine are not fup- 

 preffed, the original complaint may be attri- 

 buted to this caufe. 



Of all the various miethods that have been 

 adopted in rational and regular pra6lice (or the 

 experiments under adventurous fandtion), none 

 can lay fuch claim to approbation as that certain 

 and indubitable cure — a courfe of ?nercuria! 

 phyfic. Antimonials and preparations of tin 

 have had each their advocates, as well as thofe 

 botanical deceptives, rue y garlic, tanfey^favin, 

 and box ^ all calculated to amufe, but none to 

 convince. Experience has determined the fpe- 

 cific efFedts of mercurials in this cafe abfolutely 

 infallible -, before the power of which every 

 fpecies of worms, and \h.€v!: oviparous remains, 

 indifcriminately fall, and are totally extirpated 

 without admitting the fhadow of doubt. 



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