ON PLEURISY, Sec. 393 



the cure with a mild mercurial purge or two, 

 or deierfive pe6loral balls. 



I have no doubt but horfes muft be fre- 

 quently fubjeft to Pleurodyne Chronica, chroni- 

 cal pains, or flitches in the fide, which may be 

 properly enough deemed internal rheumatifm ; 

 (liouid this be fufpetlcd, bleeding and a judi- 

 cious fele61ion from the medicines already men- 

 tioned will be beneficial. 



Superficial or External Pleurisy 

 is an inflammation of the intercoflal mufcles, 

 which compofe the flefliy parts between the 

 ribs. There is a ftiffnefs and forenefs to the 

 touch in the flioulders and fore legs. Method 

 of cure as before. If there appear any ten- 

 dency to fuppuration in the fwelled parts, en- 

 courage it with ointment of marflimallows, or 

 other proper applications. Or, bathe with 

 equal parts fpirit of fal ammoniac, and the 

 above ointment ; or the oil of camomile. Some- 

 times the humour will defcend, and vent itfelf in 

 an abfcefs beneath the fhoulder, which is a fa- 

 vourable fymprom. 



Imflammation of the Diaphragm, or 

 Midriff, or Skirt, as it is vulgarly called. 

 Cure as before, where the cafe admits of cure ; 

 but, according to Dr. Darwin, this accident in 

 horfes and dogs admits of no cure, fince they can 

 only breathe by deprefling the diaphragm. In 

 this cafe the doftorfays the mouth of the human 



patient 



