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eighteen months old, of a full habit, and re- 

 cently weaned, under the inoculated fmall- 

 pox : the fever ran fo high, that it was obvious 

 death mud enfue in a few hours, unlefs the 

 diftended and throbbing blood-veffels could be 

 foon relieved. No blood could be obtained 

 with the lancet, nor would the leaches readily 

 take hold ; however, by patience and attention, 

 and changing their place, they at length did 

 their bufinefs, and the child inftantly revived, 

 and was foon out of danger — Many patients, I 

 believe, are loft, for want of timely or luffi- 

 cient bleeding in inflammatory cafes. The 

 quantity even of four or five quarts, may be 

 fafely taken, at one time, from a large, robuft, 

 and plethoric horfe, fhould the exigence of the 

 cafe demand a very confiderable evacuation. 

 Upon ordinary occafions, the portion is be- 

 tween one and two quarts, by meafure ; I 

 repeat, by meafure, becaufe notwithftanding, 

 fcarcely a veterinary writer fince the days of 

 Solleyfel, has failed to declaim againft the 

 beaftly and dangerous praciice of drawing orl 

 a horfe 's blood at random, and by guefs upon 

 a dunghill, like water from a water-but, yet 

 the fame race of hard-headed idiots, into whofe 

 care we ftill wifely commit the health of our 

 horfes, continue the enormity. The pulfe of 

 a horfe in full health, and not under the in- 

 fluence of alarm, makes from thirty-fix (Dr. 



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