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as I have ordered him to be bled in the firft Stage 

 of this Diftemper, I mull here again repeat the fame 

 Direftions, to remind the Reader of fuch neceffary 

 Evacuation ; and that it be done to fome Purpofe, 

 that is, not a Quart at a Time, but two or three 

 Quarts, or rather more if the Horfe can 'bear the Bleeding 

 Lofs of fo much ; and there are few but will, ^^^^"g 2J./|ry "^" 

 they have fo great a Quantity in the Body as before 

 obferved ; though if a good Quantity be taken away 

 at two or three Operations, fuppofe every Day once ; 

 two Quarts the firft Day, three Pints the fecond, 

 and a Quart the third, it is beft of all. 



There is one Thing ordered by De Grey, which 

 he tells us he had from a famous Marfliall or French 

 Farrier, and that he holds it the beft Thing which 

 can be prefcribed, { I fuppofe he means in the 

 height of the Diftemper i ) it is this. 



** Take a fmall Quantity of freih Butter, and Be Qreft 

 Brimftone made into a fine Powder ; v/ork them Method 

 together well, till they become of a deep yellow •°'^^jie °^ 

 Colour ; then take two long Goofe-Feathers, and Head, 

 anoint them with the Ointment to the veiy 

 Quills, on either Side ; which done, roll them 

 in more Powder of Brimftone, and fo put them 

 up each Ncftril one ; and at the But-end of the 

 Quills put a ftrong Packthread, which muft be 

 faftened over the Horfe's Poll, like the Head-ftall 

 of a Bridle ; and then ride him up and down mo- 

 derately, for the Space of an Hour or longer, and 

 it will provoke him to fnort or fnuffle forth of 

 his Nofe and Head much of the congealed Filth; 

 then tie him to the Rack an Hour, after which 

 draw forth the Feathers ; keep him warm, and 

 give him Mafhes and white-Water, for four or 

 five Days.'* 



Now for my Part, not^vithftanding the Enco- 

 miums De Grey is pleafed to pafs upon this Method;, 

 I think the Butter and Brimftone arc ridicijlous ; for 

 H 6 theie 



