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tinue your wajhings with foap and ivarm wafer 

 every night and morning 3 take away a propor- 

 tion of blood, according to the diredions be- 

 fore given under that head, rubbing in a 

 fmall quantity of the ftrong mercurial ointment^ 

 (inftead of the camphorated fpermacaeti), ad- 

 miniilwring two purging balls ^ and if neceiTary 

 afterwards a diuretic ball, every other morning 

 for a fortnight, as will be hereafter defcribed, 

 under the article Greafe, when we come to 

 that fubjedt. 



THRUSH, 



Commonly called " \ht Running 'Thni/Jjy* is 

 a varicous ftate of the frog, which, becoming 

 perforated in different parts, bears the appear- 

 ance of rapid decay and rottennefs ; occafioned 

 by an ichorous corrofive difcharge, frequently 

 the evident effect of negledt in fuffering the 

 horfe to go badly fliod, till the frog, by re- 

 peated bruiies, lofes its original property, and 

 becomes difcafed. To inattention the complaint 

 is generally owing, and by early care is as ge- 

 nerally cured. Though there are undoubtedly 



inftances 



