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velly Concretions, or othervvife ; and in the Jaun- 

 dice it almoft pafles for infallible. 

 The Price. The Price this Drug moftly bears makes the 

 Allringent Purge for Scouring either a high or low 

 Price ; for the Rell of the Ingredients may be had 

 for about w. 8 ^. ; but Rheubarb cofts the Apothe- 

 caries ( I mean the choice Sort ) from i s. 6^. per 

 Ounce to 5 s. and fometimes more. It is now 

 worth about three Pounds three Shillings per Pound j 

 but furely it has been cheaper when Mr. Gil^Jon or- 

 derM three Ounces in a Drench for this Purpofe, 

 Page 137. of his Book. 



After the Ufe of the Allringent Purge, let the 

 Horfe have fome of the Cordial B.ill in Red V/ine 

 or Beer, with a Nutmeg grated into it, and about 

 an Ounce of Venice Treacle, or Mithridate, and a 

 little com.mon Treacle to make it tafte better ; for 

 in the Main, one Ihould fludy a Horfe's Palate as 

 well as a M?.n's, feeing they are often much ficker 

 than human Bodies can be, by reafon they cannot 

 vomit, but with fuch Difficulty as is enough to 

 deftroy the very Frame and Nature of them ; tho' 

 I have heard a Farrier fay he could make a Horfe 

 vomit any Time, and at lall I obtainVl a Difcovery 

 of the Secret, which reallv is enough to make the 

 A Furrier's D-—1 vomit ; for 'twas a Bolus made of a Sirreve- 

 \'oniit 'or rence or Human Dun?;, begging the Reader's Par- 

 a Horfr. don, which this foolifh Fellow had a AV.iy of torcmg 

 down the poor Creature's Throat with his Hand. 



One w^ould be furprized to find the old Farriers 

 prefcribe fuch out-of-the-way Medicines, ( thoV 

 their Mixtures defervc not the Name of Medicines; ) 

 particularly in this Cafe. De Grey tells us, that a 

 Flux or Scouring proceeds from eating Feathers, 

 Hen-Dung, ^V. and is not content 'till he has 

 made the Horfe fwallow the Guts of a great Chic- 

 ken for a Cure. But as the Recipe is not worth 

 tranfcribing, I fh.ill not trouble the Rer.der with it. 

 However, ''ieail the Allringent Purge before fet 



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