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mifery, by taking away a life that every degree 

 of afliduity and effort of art cannot render 

 worthy prefervation. 



In refpeft to cure, upon the very earlieft 

 appearance take away blood in quantity as 

 before defcribed, and after fo doing attend 

 minutely to the quality, which circumftance 

 will enable you to form a very decifive judge- 

 ment how foon, and to what proportion, the 

 fubjcft will bear this evacuation, fhould it again 

 be neceflary; for, according to the extra pro- 

 portion of the crajfcwientum^ or coagulum^ and 

 the fize (or gcckthiized fubftance upon the 

 furface), with the difproportion of the ferum, 

 or watery part, it may be very readily afcer- 

 tained how much the blood is certainly above 

 or below the ftandard of mediocrity neceflary 

 for the abfolute preservation oi health. If 

 the horfe is in a high flate of condition, and 

 full of flefh, give him malhes through the day 

 of bleeding, and the next ; on the following 

 morning let ihXs purging ball be given : 



Take fuccotrine aloes ten drachms; 



Of calomel and jalap (\n powder) each two 



drachms and a half; 

 Rhubarb and ginger ofeach a drachm and a halfj 

 Syrup of buckthorn or rofes fufficient to form 



the ball. 



Let 



