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burning, bruising, and cutting, were also resorted to, 

 but in every case that I saw or heard of, the disease 

 tsrminated in the death of the animal. At length 

 white arsenic was recommended, but by whom it was 

 first discovered, I am ignorant. I had occasion, about 

 four years ago, to try it on a fine Archy mare, then in 

 foal by Archy ; she was aflfected on both sides of the 

 face, and I succeeded in curing her : she produced a 

 horse colt, whilst she was under the operation of the 

 arsenic. At about two years old the colt was affected 

 on one side of the face. . I had recourse to the arsenic 

 and completely eradicated the disorder, leaving only a 

 slight scar, though the mucus membrane of the nostril 

 was so much injured as to cause a difficulty of breath- 

 ing through it. The mare was still more affected, as 

 both nostrils were nearly closed, and her head con- 

 tinued to be much larger than before she was taken 

 with the disease, though generally in good order, and 

 occasionally worked. She has, however, produced 

 three fine colts since, none of which has as yet been 

 affected with the big head. I designed to have trained 

 her first colt, but in consequence of the affection of his 

 nostril, I dechned the idea. He is now four years old, 

 enjoying fine health, and possessing great vigour as 

 a stallion. I am thus particular in detailing the cha- 

 racter of the animals who have been cured, that it 

 may be seen how little horses are affected by the dis- 

 ease after it has been cured. I have known the arsenic 

 exhibited in at least twenty cases, in all of which it 

 effected a cure, and I think I can say, that it is an 

 infallible remedy. I will now endeavour to describe 

 the disease, and the recipe; 



Symptoms— hoss of appetite, a drooping of the 

 head and a disinclination to move about — a 5lia;ht 



