IM PROVED. 131 



Now, in my Thoughts, one may as foon, and 

 with the like Succefs, put the Brain into it's Place, 

 after it is turned out, as the Eye. And tho* I a- 

 gree that the Mufcles may be relaxed and recover 

 themfelves again without much Damage ; yet I 

 cannot think the Eye witli it's Optick Nerve, (con- 

 sidering it's Infernon into ib foft a Part as the Brain, 

 whofe Contexture is fomething different from Elaf- 

 tick;) I fay, I cannot imagine that the Eye can be 

 turned out of the Head or Socket wlierein it fhould 

 lye, without caufmg efFedlual Blindnefs. Yet the 



learned Dr. T r may perhaps be of a different 



Opinion ; . for I have had the Honour to fee him 

 perform fome furprizing Operations upon Eyes : 

 But I mui^ not omit telling the Reader that they 

 were dead Calve's Eyes, tho' indeed the Dodlor told 

 us he had done the like upon living Subjefts, and 

 that Dr. HoUins and Dr. Chefelden were WitnefTes 

 to his Performances : But (low be it fpoken) the 

 latter of thofe worthy Gentlemen favoured me with 

 a Letter, wherein he fatisfied, or rather confirmed 

 me in my Belief of T- — rh groundlefs Affertions. 



Soft Food, or fuch as does not require much Soft Food 

 chewing, is moft proper for a Horfe that is difeafed Proper rbr 

 in his Eyes, and if it be in Summer-time cut Grafs ^kh dif 

 is beft in the Stall ; but holding down his Head in tempered 

 the Pafture cannot be good for him, for Reafonsbe-iyis. 

 fore afTigned. 



CHAP. XV. 



Of Rheumy y and inflamed Ejes, 



THERE are Horfes, no doubt, frequently Rheumy 

 troubled with Rheums and Inflammations o^^)'^^- 

 the Eyts, which have been ill cured while they were 

 Colts J fo that the Blood and Humours acquired a 

 more than common Bent that Way, v/here the ufual 

 Difcjiarge was made for fome confiderable Time 

 G (k befoiCj. 



