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kind ; and therefore recommend that the bell 

 Glaubers falts be ufed, in preference to any 

 Lymington, or other cheap fubftitute, to be had 

 at the druggifts. Very frequently, a fmgle dofe 

 will put a hackney into excellent condition ; 

 an example of which I have now at hand in a 

 trotting mare, the property of a worthy and 

 refpcftable friend : this mare was purchafed 

 from the draw yard, as rough as a bear, and 

 rather low and out of fpirits ; a fmgle dofe of 

 about twenty ounces, gave her a (kin like a 

 racer, fat her inftantly to thriving, and put her 

 into a condition to go through her work in the 

 bed flyle. 



No. 2. A COOLING PURGATIVE DRENCH, 



of quick operation. Take the infufion of four 

 ounces of cremor tartar, in one pint or more of 

 boiling water, which has flood three hours or 

 longer, and been frequently Ilirred ; drain it 

 fine, and mix therewith, or dilfolve therein, 

 upon the fire, fix ounces Glauber's fidts ; add 

 from four drachms to one ounce jalap, accord- 

 ing to the drength required ; a gill of drong 

 peppermint water, and a fudicient quantity of 

 warm gruel, or ale, well fweetened with honey, 

 or treacle. Lenitive elefluary and fyrup of 

 buckthorn, may occafionally be joined. 



No. 3 . The A L o E T I c purge, for a hack ^ 

 hunter, or race-horfe, commonly ufed by my- 

 [(^(. The fined fuccotrine aloes, well powdered, 



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