Il8 ON THE CECONOMY OF THE STABLE. 



abfolute fecurity in this plan, fince thieves get 

 their bread by their ingenuity ; but it would 

 certainly place a very formidable difficulty in 

 the way of the exercife of their calling. There 

 are few thieves, I think, but who, on infpec- 

 tion,, would prefer a horfe without this trouble- 

 fome mark upon'him. Granting a man did 

 his bufmefs at random, and blundered upon a 

 horle in the dark bearing the aforefaid mark, 

 as foon as the light fhould enable him to dif- 

 cover it, he would, no doubt, run away from 

 his new and dangerous bargain, as fall: as he 

 would' from a thieftaker. Suppofe even a 

 man went prepared with tools, proper to def- 

 troy the iron, he muft have an affiftant, and 

 the operation would demand fome time, which 

 would rilk a difcovery. In cafe of ftrays, tlie 

 fecurity is complete. But, in all cafes, it feems, 

 the prefent trouble is fuppofed to outweigh the 

 eventual benefit of precaution ; that I leave to 

 the calculation of thofe who are interefted. 



Here follow the formulae of thofe remedies 

 prefcribed in the prefent chapter. . 



Tobacco infusion. Infufe two ounces 

 of the ftrongeft tobacco, twelve hours, in half a 

 pint of camphorated fpirits and brandy, equal 

 quantities,, flirring as often as poffible. Touch 

 with the infufion, or apply pledgets of the to- 

 bacco. 



Camphorated elder ointment. Into 

 h^lf a pound of ointment of elder, ftir and mix 



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