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perufal, that the major part of fuch pretenders 

 to patronage merely poffefs abilities fufficient 

 to proceed in their invariable fyftem of impo- 

 iition, with views very little beyond a conftant 

 and fuccefsful depredation upon the property 

 of thofe who unfortunately require their affifl- 

 ance. 



During the fuperintendance of the cafes be- 

 fore recited, many of inferior confequence, but 

 equally fuccefsful, intervened. — A gentleman 

 of the iirft popular eminence in Surry, commu- 

 nicated a complete cure of the greafe in one of 

 his carriage horfes by the ftrong diuretic balls, 

 and a fubfequent courfe of alteratives, after pay- 

 ing a tedious and implicit obedience to the dic- 

 tates of a neighbouring farrier, without the 

 leajl profpeB of fiiccefs. — Five inftances have 

 occurred in my own neighbourhood (exclufive 

 of diftant communications) where horfes have 

 been almoft inftantaneoufly relieved from the 

 excruciating pain of cholic and fret, by the 

 prefcribed balls, after failure of the different 

 i^initrs potations, moft powerfully impregnated 

 with their favourite fpecific, gi?i a?id pepper ; to 

 which miftaken remedy, and obftinate attach- 

 ment, I have known many fall victims, w^here 



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