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with the addition of one ounce to two of 

 Armenian bole in powder ; and two drachms, 

 to half an ounce, Japan earth. Or. The fol- 

 lowing reftringent ball twice a day ; Peruvian 

 bark, half an ounce to one ounce. Lucatellus 

 balfam, or balfam of Peru, half an ounce ; Irifh 

 flate two drachms ; elixir vitriol, one drachm ; 

 ball with conferve of red rofes, and fyrup of 

 poppies. Or. A decoftion of logwood and 

 oak bark, fweetened with honey, dofe one 

 pint. 



In a fuppreffion of urine fi-om inilammation, 

 parahjis or numbnefs, or other defe6l in the 

 kidneys, whence obftruftion, and inability to 

 perform the office of fecerning the urine from 

 the blood, the body of the horfe will appear 

 diftended, although his bladder be empty, and 

 he make no motion to flale ; at lead very litde 

 water will pafs : in a few days, the legs will be 

 fwelled, and the tumefaftion of the body en- 

 creafed to a great degree, with perhaps erup- 

 tions and blotches, from the retention of the 

 urinous falts in the blood ; this cafe demands 

 inftant relief, and carries with it an apology 

 for vigorous meafures, fince the moll power- 

 ful ftimulants, have to my knowledge proved 

 for a confiderable time ineffeftual. A horfe 

 remaining in this ftate, the fecretipn of urine 

 being repreffed two days, may be looked upon 



as loft, 



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