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This I am the more readily induced to 

 do, by the inceiTant infertion of rowels and 

 adminiftration of drinks, by parties fo con- 

 felTedly ignorant they can never affign the 

 leaft reafon for the operative fuccefs of one, 

 or the expedled medical relief from the 

 other. It is not long fince I became an ac- 

 cidental fpecftator to a cafe of great danger 

 and almoft immediate diffblution, when the 

 horfe was in the flings nearly exhaufted, 

 with only a few hours to live ; and was con- 

 fequently very much furpnfed to hear a 

 Farrier of falhionable local eminence, ear- 

 nefily recommend and attempt to proceed 

 to the infertion of a multiplicity of rowels, 

 (that Were howxver not permitted by the 

 owner) ; when the horfe was inevitably 

 doomed to death long before the rowels 

 could have taken any other effeft, than in 

 their confequent inflammation (previous to 

 maturation) to have increafed his mifery and 

 rendered his laft moments the more excru- 

 cia:ing. However, if the owner had con- 

 fen ted, the operations would have been per- 

 formed, and the reward expecfted, confe- 

 quently fome purpoje anfwered. 



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