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doubts of the efficacy of the liquid blijler before 



defcribed. 



Take of Venice turpentine and quickfilver each 

 one ounce •, rub together in a mortar till the 

 quickfilver is no longer vifible -, then add 



Of the ointment of raarfhrnallows and yellow 

 digeftive, commonly called bafilicon, each 

 two ounces; and, laiily. 



Of cantharides (or Spaniih flies), three drachms; 



Ofcorronve mercury one drachm-, both in fine 

 powder, mixing the whole well together. 



A portion of this to be carefully rubbed into 

 every part upon which the blifter is required 

 to take eifedl^ and the remainder to be laid on 

 as thick as judgment may didtate or the cafe 

 require, covering the whole with a piece of 

 fheep or lambfKin leather, having a margin 

 fpread with flicking diachylon -y over this may 

 be placed any other convenient bandage, mak- 

 ing it firm, and ufing every precaution to 

 prevent its being ftripped off by the horfe, 

 ip foon as its Rimulatipg power makes him 

 fenfible of his fituation. 



The operation of firing is {o much the rage 

 ^t prelcnt (without a relative confideration tP 



his 



