|2 ON CATARRH. 



boiling water, and let the whole ftand covered 

 up two or three hours, drain off, without pref- 

 fmg, for ufe. 



It is evident that balls, in this cafe, can be 

 of very fmall topical ufe, but that a drink has 

 a more lading contaft. with, and a£ls more 

 powerfully upon the feat of the complaint ; 

 the above is free from the old objeftion of 

 being too oily and clogging, and I can recom- 

 mend it from experience. Lemon juice, or 

 folution of cremor tartar, may be added, if 

 thought neceffary. This infufion, proportion- 

 ally reduced in quantity, is a mod excellent re- 

 medy for hoarfenefs in human patients. 



To allay the tickling cough in horfes, and 

 heal inward forenefs. Solution of gum Arabic, 

 or tragacanth, with honey are ufed: alfo infu- 

 fion of linfeed, tar, oxymel of fquills, 8cc. 



Catarrh is of proportionate drength to the 

 degree of cold taken, and its adriftive force 

 upon the cuticular abforbents. Thus fome- 

 times fo violent a fhock, or cold-droke is re- 

 ceived, as to caufe a fpafmodic contraftion of 

 the mufcles, in the parts immediately affefted, 

 the fpafm by fympathy extending to various 

 other parts. I can bed illudrate this, by the 

 defcription of a cafe from my memorandums^ 

 which came under my notice in September 

 1794. A large black cart gelding, of an 

 irritable and choleric habit, being too much 



expofed 



