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induced to repeat the very words; as direftly 

 conducive to the fupport of an aflertion fre- 

 quently brought forward, *' the great ad- 

 vantage of difcovering the true ftate of the 

 blood." 



The reafons are not only exceedingly ob- 

 vious, but have been in their refped:ive parts 

 fo minutely explained, that there is barely 

 room to urge the propriety and enforce the 

 utility of what ought to be laid down as 

 the almoft fundamental rule of phyjical rec- 

 tification ; and, however abftrufe fuch rea- 

 foning may appear to the unfcientific and 

 fuperficial part of the Vulcanian faternity, 

 denominated Farriers, I hefitate not a 

 moment to affirm,, there are very many cafes, 

 in which I fliould be profeffionally induced 

 to regulate the physic in both quantity and 

 quality, by appearances accurately drawn 

 from the ftate of the blood only. 



What ! (S'<'^y^ the furprifed and divided 

 reader) when his Majefty's Farrier for Scot- 

 land has confidently affured us, and under 

 the honourable fandion of royal appoint- 

 ment, that no difcovery can be made from 

 4 the 



