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would at last grow fetid and pu- 

 trefy. Therefore, in keeping down 

 this skin, as it grows, and thrusting 

 it genUy to the bottom of the ves- 

 sel, rorisists much of the art of 

 vinegar-making, especially from 

 mall." 



Mr, Genet, of New- York, gives 

 the following directions for making 

 vinegar of whey. 



" A '"t.ir liaving clarified the whey, 

 it is poured iiito casks with some 

 aroir^at'c plants or elder blossoms, 

 as .^uits the fancy, and exposed in 

 open air to the sun, where it soon 

 acquires an uncommon degree of 

 acidiiy." 



VIVES, a disease in horses, 

 whici) ^rtfers from the strangles 

 only in this, that the swellings of 

 the kernels under the ears of the 

 horse (which are the parts at tirst 

 chiefly affected) seldom gather, or 

 come to matter, but by degrees 

 perspire off, and disperse, by warm 

 clotfiing- anointing vtiih the marsh 

 mallow ointment, nnd a moderate 

 bleeding or two. But sIjouI-i the 

 inflammation continue notwith 

 standing these means, a suppura 

 tion must be promoted. 



" VVhen these swellings appear 

 in an old or full aged horse, they 

 are signs of great malignity, and 

 often of an inward decay, as well 

 as forerimners of the glanders. 

 Take of crude mercury, or quick- 

 silver, one ounce ; Venice tur- 

 pentine, half an ounce ; rub to- 

 gether in a mortar till the glo- 

 bules of the quicksilver are no 

 longer visible ; then add two 

 ounces of hog's lard. 

 " Some authors recommend this 

 ointment to be used at first, in or- 



der to disperse the swellings, and 

 prevent their coming to matter ; 

 bleeding and purging at the same 

 time for that purpose ; but as in 

 young horses they seem to be cri- 

 tical, the practice by suppuration 

 is certainly more eligible and safe : 

 For want of properly affecting 

 which, the humours frequently set- 

 tle, or are translated to the lungs, 

 and other bowels, or falling on the 

 fleshy part of the hind quarters, 

 form deep imposthumes between 

 the muscles, which discharge such 

 large quantities of matter as some- 

 times kill the horse, and very often 

 endanger his life.'' — Bartlet'^s Far- 

 riery, pag*^ 99. 



ULCER, '" a solution of the soft 

 part of an annual body, together 

 with the skin. 



" The first intention in the cure 

 of ulcers, is bringing them to digest, 

 or discharge a thick mutter ; which 

 will in general be effected by the 

 green ointment, or that with pre- 

 cipitate. But should the so»e not 

 digest kindly by these means, but 

 discharge a gleety thin matter, and 

 look pale, you must then have re- 

 course to warmer dressings, such 

 as balsam, or oil of turpentine, 

 melted down with your common 

 digestive, and the strong beer 

 poultice over them. !t is proper 

 also in these sores, where the cir- 

 culation is languid, and the natural 

 heat abated, to warm the part, and 

 quicken the motion of the blood, 

 by fomenting it well at the time of 

 dressing ; which method will thick- 

 en the matter, and rouse the native 

 heat of the part, and then the for- 

 mer dressings may be reapplied. 



" If the lips of the ulcer grow 



