ON DISEASES OF THE KIDNEYS. 4^/ 



pentine, from two to four drachms ; camphor 

 one drachm ; ball with liquorice povvdef, oil 

 of amber, or preferably with chymical oil of 

 juniper, and honey : make it into two or three 

 balls, for one dofe. Or : in a defperate cafe, 

 cantharides from one fcruple to half a drachm ; 

 camphor dillblved in oil of almonds, one 

 drachm to two; nitre and Venice foap each 

 an ounce ; mix widi fyrup of marfhmallows. 

 But I mud own I have never feen any good 

 effe61 in the cafe, from the internal ufe of can- 

 tharides. Warm gum Arabic water, and fcald- 

 ed pollard, if the horfe have any appetite. 

 Lead out well clothed, and walk gently half 

 an hour, the weather permitting. When the 

 kidneys are found, mercurial phyfic will fome- 

 times fucceed. After the cure, ftrengthen the 

 kidneys with bark and fteel, if there remain 

 fympioms of debility. If an external applica- 

 'tion (hould be thought neceffary, lay the fol« 

 lowing CATAPLASM, fprcad on a double coarfe 

 flannel, upon the loins of the horfe, and bind 

 it on with a warm covering, previoufly rubbmg 

 well into the parts two portions oil of turpen-/ 

 tine, and one of oil of amber. Garlic pounded, 

 and horle-radifh, ^. s. Muftard feed, one pint; 

 camphor, two ounces ; as much green foap as 

 will make a plaifter of due coniiflence : it 

 may be renewed every two days. 



The IscHURY (for which the ftrangury, al- 



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