FARCY. 137 



As they advanced in danger they increafed 

 in courage ; and adhering invariably to the 

 general intention of *' kill or cuf^Cy* they dealt 

 about them with the fire of Mars and the 

 ftrength of Hercules. Began with oil of 

 vitriol and oil of turpentine; then euphor- 

 bium hellebore, quickfilver, oil of origanum, 

 double aquafortis; and, to fum up the whole 

 fccne of C07ifjlcncyy made open paffages with 

 fmall hot irons, and touched with oil of vitriol 

 or aquafortis; or, opening the buds, put in a 

 fmall quantity of corrofive mercury, arfenic, 

 or Roman vitriol and fublimate, equal quanti- 

 ties. *'But," fays the writer, "let it be remem- 

 *' bered that many a horfe has been poifoned 

 *' by thefe medicines ignorantly ufed, and in 

 *' too large quantities/' This very acknow- 

 ledgment (for which I confefs I am under in- 

 finite obligations) will ferve to corroborate my 

 former aflertion — th?.t fome system has lono- 



o 



been neceffary to refcue this mofl ufeful and 

 fufFering animal 



FROM STABULARIAN IGNORANCE 

 AND EMPIRICAL CONFIDENCE, 



Can It be fuppofed, will reafon or refleflion 

 for a moment fupport the idea, that the moft 



fevers 



