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relieve a hprfe by vomit, and attended with 

 extreme danger in malignant or indeed any 

 violent fever, to attempt cleanfing the prwix 

 vice by cathartics: of this laft I had ample 

 proof fome years ago, for I killed two large 

 cart-horfes in the fame day, in this cafe, by 

 purging them ; as certainly, and almoft as ex- 

 peditioufly, as if I had given them a proper 

 dofe of arfenic. Again, the cordial an^ corro- 

 borative medicines fometimes given, have fud- 

 denly induced fo violent a paroxyfm of fever, 

 as to deftroy the patient in a fliort time ; or on. 

 the other hand, the too early and injudicious 

 ufe of the falts, and bleeding, have often re- 

 tarded, or totally prevented the crifis ; bringing 

 on a fcouring, re-abforption of the putrid 

 matter, and death, or a lingering confumptive 

 Rate, not eafily, perhaps never amended. It 

 is not improbable, that thole inflances of ill 

 fuccefs, which Ofmer relates, were owing to 

 his too liberal ufe of nitre. 



,The ufe of yeaft, in putrid fever, difcovered 

 fome years fmce by the Rev. Mr. Cartwright^ 

 deferves attention in horfe cafes. Haifa pint, 

 or more, I fuppofe, may be given every four 

 hours, in fome proper vehicle. 



In a cafe of great danger, prepare a (Ironar 

 infufion of camomile, rue, fage, and horfe- 

 radifh, to two or three pints of which, add 

 Peruvian bark, finely powdered, [ix drachms ; 



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