/j^gS ON DISEASES OF THE EYES. 



wards, with a mild folation of Goulard. I have 

 fmce obferved, there is good authority for the 

 preference of warm relaxent applications in the 

 cafe; that of Benedift Duddell, the famous 

 oculift, who lived in the reign of George I. con- 

 firmed by Ware and Noble, whofe method is, 

 to iramerfe the eye every ten minutes in warm 

 water, or warm water mixed with fpirit. 



The moll ufual praclice however is, the im- 

 mediate ufe of cold fpring water, or vinegar 

 and water, and repellents. Take one pint of 

 the drained decoction of plaintain, rofemary, 

 and red rofe-buds : or inilead thereof, a pint of 

 clear water, add one drachm fugar of lead, and 

 one drachm and half of while vitriol. Or. 

 The following aqua-v^geto-mineralis : Clear 

 water, one pint ; Goulard's extracl, one hundred 

 drops ; bed brandy, a fmall glafs. In this 

 proportion, I have generally ufed the extraft 

 to the eyes of horfes. Bathe externally, and 

 apply internally, with rag or fpunge, feveral 

 times a day. Or. Honey of rofes, fpring 

 water, and white of an egg, mixed ; and ap- 

 plied with a feather. Some horfes are fubjeft 

 all their lives to weak and weeping eyes, upon 

 every flight cold, from negleft while colts, and 

 lying about in wet and boggy padures ; the 

 only remedy is the occafional ufe of ihe vegeto- 

 rnineral water. Colts, whild breeding their 

 teeth, and horfes with irregular teeth, are liable 



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