430 ON MOLTEN-GREASEi 



teen drachms ; a moft dangerous mode of prac- 

 tice, in my opinion, under the circumftances. 

 After all, had Mr. Blaine proved the difcharges 

 in molten-greafe, to be pure lymph, without the 

 fmalleft admixture of greafe, or melted adeps, 

 what a miferable and trifling bafis, on which 

 to found his boafted fuperiority. As to his me- 

 thod of cure, it appears to be deduced merely 

 from analogy, and I conceive that both the ca- 

 lomel, and the caPior oil which he has ordered^ 

 are the moft probable articles he could fele8:^ 

 to increafe that faintnefs and lofs of appetite^ 

 which are the never-failing concomitants of the 

 difeafe. 



The attention I have paid, at different times, 

 to both fcouring calves and foals, has ferved to 

 convince me, that Mr. Blaine's prefcriptions 

 are extremely improper, if not totally oppofite 

 to the intention of cure. This complaint, in 

 fucking or weaning animals, alternates with ob-- 

 ilru6lion and gripes, and as far as I have expe- 

 rienced, almoll invariably requires laxative ab- 

 forbents ; fiiould any thing of a contrary ten- 

 dency appear to be indicated, oat or wheat meal 

 are intituled to the preference. 



There is a captioufnefs in Mr. Blaine's man- 

 ner of writing, the obvious intent of which, is 

 to deprefs the merits of other men. If it were 

 not in his power, intirely to curb this defe61, 

 there exifted the ilronger neceflity for accuracy 



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